Athlon X4 940 vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon X4 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2081	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.75	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	no data	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$46	$44

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon X4 940 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon X4 940 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon X4 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Athlon X4 940 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 X4 940 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 Q9500 and Athlon X4 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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