Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Core 2 Extreme QX9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2274	2690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Extreme	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$844	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	12 MB	512K
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	1
Socket	PGA478	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 6000+ are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no 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.

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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.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.17	0.60
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

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