Ryzen 7 7800X vs Core 2 Quad Q9450

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2238not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency1.37no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Zen 4
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 speed2.66 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz5 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB96 MB
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size2x 107 mm271+122 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X 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 Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Ryzen 7 7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 120 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9450 has 26.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7800X, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

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