Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 vs AMD Athlon II X4 635

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X4 635
1.44
+4.3%

Athlon II X4 635 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9505 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20632093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.862.69
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)no data
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years old)1 July 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data
Current price$23 (0.3x MSRP)$37
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 635 has 6% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q9505.

Technical specs

Athlon II X4 635 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHzno data
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 635 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3FCLGA775,LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 635 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 II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505.

PCIe version2.0no 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 II X4 635 1.44
+4.3%
Core 2 Quad Q9505 1.38

Athlon II X4 635 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9505 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X4 635 2206
+4.2%
Core 2 Quad Q9505 2118

Athlon II X4 635 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9505 by 4% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 635 288
Core 2 Quad Q9505 359
+24.7%

Core 2 Quad Q9505 outperforms Athlon II X4 635 by 25% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 635 850
Core 2 Quad Q9505 1036
+21.9%

Core 2 Quad Q9505 outperforms Athlon II X4 635 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.44 1.38
Recency 25 January 2010 1 July 2009

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 635 and Core 2 Quad Q9505. The differences in performance seem too small.


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