Phenom II X4 960T BE vs Core 2 Quad Q9500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2104not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataZosma (2010−2011)
Release dateno data1 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price$46 $88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data346 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE. 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+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE 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 960T BE are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9500 and Phenom II X4 960T BE. We've got no test results to judge.


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