Core 2 Quad Q9400s vs Athlon X4 750

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 750 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2069not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.40no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release dateOctober 2013 (11 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 750 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 speed3.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.67 GHz
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm22x 82 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750 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
SocketFM2LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
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

Athlon X4 750 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 Athlon X4 750 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 Athlon X4 750 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750 and Core 2 Quad Q9400s.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Athlon X4 750 has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

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