Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Core 2 Extreme QX6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2241not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Extreme (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.97no data
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)23 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM3
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X4 945 (125W) has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX6700 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
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