Core 2 Quad Q9505 vs Athlon 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.43
+77.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9505
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.37

Athlon 300U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9505 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17712244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency15.341.37
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz0.83 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB (shared)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2164 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data71 °C
Number of transistors4940 Million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
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

Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Athlon 300U 2.43
+77.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9505 1.37

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.

Athlon 300U 3867
+78.1%
Core 2 Quad Q9505 2171

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 1.37
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 300U has a 77.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q9505, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Athlon 300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 300U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9505 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 300U and Core 2 Quad Q9505, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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