Core 2 Quad Q9505S vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking702not rated
Place by popularity8not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency16.25no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)no data
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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)
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 1 July 2009
Physical cores 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm

Ryzen 5 3600 has an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3600 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. We've got no test results to judge.


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