Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9000
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
0.99
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.45
+1360%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9000 by a whopping 1360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2464492
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Quadno data
Power efficiency2.0830.39
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size107 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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
SocketPGA478FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 0.99
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 14.45
+1360%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 1575
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 22950
+1357%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 274
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 1947
+611%

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.

Core 2 Quad Q9000 677
Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 9330
+1278%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 14.45
Recency 1 January 2009 19 April 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has a 1359.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Quad Q9000 in performance tests.


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