Athlon 64 2600+ vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

Place in the ranking	2330	3296
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Quad	no data
Power efficiency	2.54	0.95
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Lima (2008−2009)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Athlon 64 2600+ 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	77 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	122 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Athlon 64 2600+ 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	PGA478	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Athlon 64 2600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Athlon 64 2600+ 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 Athlon 64 2600+ are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

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 1.21
+707%

Athlon 64 2600+ 0.15

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 Q9100 1915
+688%

Athlon 64 2600+ 243

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.21	0.15
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9100 has a 706.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 2600+, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 2600+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Quad Q9100 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 2600+ is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Athlon 64 2600+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.