Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Core 2 Quad Q9505S

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	no data	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
Release date	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1555	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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	no data	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	no data	2412 x 5.1  GHz AMD Zen 4
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	768 KB
L2 cache	no data	12 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	64 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9900 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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.

Socket	LGA775	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
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 Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 Q9505S and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 610M

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2009	17 January 2024
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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