Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2227	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.39	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	no data	23 April 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). 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 Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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 Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).

PCIe version

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2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

95 Watt

125 Watt

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