Core 2 Quad Q9100 vs A10-5750M
Aggregate performance score
A10-5750M outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2189 | 2294 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | Core 2 Quad |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 12 March 2013 (11 years ago) | August 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 2x 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.175V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | PGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8650G | no 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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.41 | 1.24 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
A10-5750M has a 13.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
The A10-5750M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-5750M and Core 2 Quad Q9100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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