AMD A6-1450 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100

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Combined performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9100
1.25
+83.8%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 84% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9100 and A6-1450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21762579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 QuadAMD A-Series
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Temash (2013)
Release dateAugust 2008 (15 years old)23 May 2013 (10 years old)
Current price$2255 $207

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.26 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus support1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.05V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 configuration21
SocketPGA478FT3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt8 - 15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 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
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 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 Quad Q9100 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 Quad Q9100 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 Quad Q9100 1.25
+83.8%
A6-1450 0.68

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 84% 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 Q9100 1915
+83.3%
A6-1450 1045

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 83% 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 Q9100 2905
+173%
A6-1450 1064

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 173% 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 Q9100 10081
+252%
A6-1450 2861

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 252% 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 Q9100 3310
+130%
A6-1450 1439

Core 2 Quad Q9100 outperforms A6-1450 by 130% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.25 0.68
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 8 Watt

The Core 2 Quad Q9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-1450 in performance tests.


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