AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9550
1.52
+4.1%

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20032046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.80no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Quad (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Rana (2009−2011)
Release dateno data3 May 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$54 no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.83 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus support1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache12288 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1,DDR2,DDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 Quad Q9550 1.52
+4.1%
Athlon II X3 425e 1.46

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by 4% 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 Quad Q9550 2337
+4.4%
Athlon II X3 425e 2239

Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.52 1.46
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Athlon II X3 425e. The differences in performance seem too small.


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