Core 2 Quad Q9400 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+408%
Core 2 Quad Q9400
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.35

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9400 by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10252256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency43.281.34
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400 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 speed2.3 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.67 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size156 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400 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
SocketFP6LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
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

Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400 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 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400 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 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.86
+408%
Core 2 Quad Q9400 1.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10903
+410%
Core 2 Quad Q9400 2138

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 1.35
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 408.1% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Core 2 Quad Q9400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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