A12-9720P vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300
Aggregate performance score
A12-9720P outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2670 | 2350 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Extreme | AMD Bristol Ridge |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
| Release date | August 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3100 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P 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 configuration | 2 | no data |
| Socket | PGA478 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and A12-9720P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.02 | 1.49 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2 Watt |
A12-9720P has a 46.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2150% lower power consumption.
The AMD A12-9720P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 in performance tests.
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