Core 2 Quad Q9550s vs Phenom II X6 1045T

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1928not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.29no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.01no data
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date1 September 2010 (14 years ago)27 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$175no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz0.83 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)12 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size346 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors904 million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2010 27 January 2009
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X6 1045T has an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Core 2 Quad Q9550s, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X6 1045T and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. We've got no test results to judge.


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