Core 2 Quad Q9550s vs A12-9800

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2004not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.47no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.36no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date27 July 2017 (8 years ago)27 January 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A12-9800 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz0.83 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB12 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 107 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million820 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A12-9800 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
SocketAM4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A12-9800 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
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

A12-9800 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 A12-9800 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 A12-9800 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count8no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A12-9800 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A12-9800 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A12-9800 and Core 2 Quad Q9550s.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 27 January 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm

A12-9800 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

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