Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Core 2 Quad Q9100

Place in performance ranking	2226	233
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Quad	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Release date	August 2008 (15 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$2255	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.175V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no 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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX 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 Ryzen 7 7745HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9100 and Ryzen 7 7745HX.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	28

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 1.24

Ryzen 7 7745HX 21.22
+1611%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by 1611% based on our aggregate 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

Ryzen 7 7745HX 32817
+1614%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by 1614% 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

Ryzen 7 7745HX 8006
+176%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by 176% 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

Ryzen 7 7745HX 54762
+443%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by 443% 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

Ryzen 7 7745HX 16933
+412%

Ryzen 7 7745HX outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9100 by 412% in 3DMark06 CPU.