Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs A8-4500M

Aggregate performance score

A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
Core 2 Quad Q9300
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.25
+17.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9300 outperforms A8-4500M by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24262309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.851.24
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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 speed1.9 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300 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
SocketFS1r2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno 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

A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)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.

A8-4500M 1.06
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1.25
+17.9%

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.

A8-4500M 1689
Core 2 Quad Q9300 1986
+17.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A8-4500M 291
Core 2 Quad Q9300 318
+9.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A8-4500M 651
Core 2 Quad Q9300 888
+36.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 1.25
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

A8-4500M has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9300, on the other hand, has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4500M in performance tests.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9300 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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