Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Athlon II X4 740

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.69
+20.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40

Athlon II X4 740 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20532212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlonno data
Power efficiencyno data1.39
Architecture codenamePiledriverno data
Release date1 October 2012 (12 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$71no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 speed3.2 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cacheno data6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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
SocketSocket FM2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 II X4 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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 740 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.

VT-xno 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 740 1.69
+20.7%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.40

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 II X4 740 2677
+20.4%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 2224

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.69 1.40
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon II X4 740 has a 20.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.


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