AMD A6-1450 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Extreme X9000
0.72
+5.9%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25522579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 ExtremeAMD A-Series
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Temash (2013)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years old)23 May 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data
Current price$450 (0.5x MSRP)$207

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus support800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V-1.275Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450 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 configurationno data1
SocketPGA478FT3
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt8 - 15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450 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 X9000 and A6-1450 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 X9000 and A6-1450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 8250

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 X9000 0.72
+5.9%
A6-1450 0.68

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 6% 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 X9000 1099
+5.2%
A6-1450 1045

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 5% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 421
+179%
A6-1450 151

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 179% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Extreme X9000 719
+61.2%
A6-1450 446

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 61% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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 X9000 3072
+189%
A6-1450 1064

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 189% 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 X9000 5843
+104%
A6-1450 2861

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 104% 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 X9000 2549
+77.1%
A6-1450 1439

Core 2 Extreme X9000 outperforms A6-1450 by 77% 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 X9000 29
+107%
A6-1450 60

A6-1450 outperforms Core 2 Extreme X9000 by 107% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.72 0.68
Recency 10 January 2008 23 May 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 8 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9000 and A6-1450. The differences in performance seem too small.


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