Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Quad Q9500
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.40
+250%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2005
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.40

Core 2 Quad Q9500 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 3800+ by a whopping 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22122998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.390.43
Architecture codenameno dataManchester (2005−2006)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)August 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data256K
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA775939
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. 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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 Q9500 1.40
+250%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 0.40

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 Q9500 2224
+254%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 629

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 364
+79.3%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 203

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Quad Q9500 1023
+172%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 376

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.40 0.40
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9500 has a 250% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 3800+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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