AMD A9-9410 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9000
1.03
+4%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23022334
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 QuadAMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years old)31 May 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data
Current price$133 (0.4x MSRP)$722

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L2 cache6 MB2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 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
SocketPGA478FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSingle-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data-
PowerGatingno data-
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data-
RAIDno 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 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 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 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-x+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and A9-9410.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 Q9000 1.03
+4%
A9-9410 0.99

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 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 Q9000 1579
+3.7%
A9-9410 1522

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 by 4% 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 Quad Q9000 2396
A9-9410 2694
+12.4%

A9-9410 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 12% 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 Quad Q9000 8008
+73.4%
A9-9410 4619

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 by 73% 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 Quad Q9000 2863
+16.6%
A9-9410 2455

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 by 17% 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 Quad Q9000 20.25
+18.3%
A9-9410 23.95

A9-9410 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by 18% 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 Quad Q9000 2
+49.1%
A9-9410 2

Core 2 Quad Q9000 outperforms A9-9410 by 49% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.03 0.99
Recency 1 January 2009 31 May 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

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