Core 2 Quad Q9505S vs A9-9425

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2026not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency10.88no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)no data
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads2no data
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT4LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno 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-

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 May 2016 1 July 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A9-9425 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9505S, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between A9-9425 and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A9-9425 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9505S is a desktop one.


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