Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs A8-4500M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2614not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.16no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date15 May 2012 (13 years ago)18 January 2009 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9400s 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 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °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 Q9400s 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 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. 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 Q9400s 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 Q9400s 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 Q9400s. 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)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4500M and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 May 2012 18 January 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A8-4500M has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD A8-4500M and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400s. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-4500M is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9400s is a desktop one.

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