Core 2 Quad Q9550s vs Ryzen 7 1800X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking760not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency10.25no data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)27 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.83 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s1333 MHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB12 MB (shared)
L3 cache16384 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size213 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
Number of transistors4800 Million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3-
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+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 February 2017 27 January 2009
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 1800X has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

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

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1800X and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. We've got no test results to judge.


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