AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Extreme QX9300
1.18

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 285% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22211212
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 ExtremeAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release dateAugust 2008 (15 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Current price$844 $672

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPGA478FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1.18
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.54
+285%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 285% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 1805
Ryzen 5 3500U 6966
+286%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 286% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3114
Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
+46.4%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 46% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 10882
Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+58.3%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 58% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3780
Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
+57.4%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 57% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 15.74
Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
+22.2%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 22% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Core 2 Extreme QX9300 3
Ryzen 5 3500U 8
+191%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core 2 Extreme QX9300 by 191% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.18 4.54
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Extreme QX9300 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme QX9300 and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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