Turion II Neo K665 vs Core 2 Quad Q9000

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion II Neo K665 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2458	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Quad	AMD Turion II Neo
Power efficiency	2.09	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Geneva (2010)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion II Neo K665 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	2
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	3200 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion II Neo K665 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.

Socket	PGA478	S1g4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion II Neo K665. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9000 and Turion II Neo K665 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 Turion II Neo K665 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 Turion II Neo K665. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	12 May 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

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