AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770

General info

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1526	1540
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.72	10.38
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years old)	7 November 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49
Current price	$790	$131 (2.7x MSRP)

Athlon 3000G has 1342% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme QX9770.

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G 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	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature	56 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	55 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	136 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G 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 QX9770 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6

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 QX9770 outperforms Athlon 3000G by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	3.01	2.93
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	136 Watt	35 Watt

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