Ryzen 5 3550H vs Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1228
Place by popularity	not in top-100	81
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	13.23
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date	November 2007 (17 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA775	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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