3015Ce vs Core 2 Quad Q9550
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms 3015Ce by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2436 | 2544 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Pollock (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | no data | 4 August 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and 3015Ce 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 12288 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and 3015Ce 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | LGA775 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 MB | 1 MB + 4 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and 3015Ce. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and 3015Ce. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1,DDR2,DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.34 | 1.19 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 1 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a 12.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
3015Ce, on the other hand, has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1100% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD 3015Ce in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while 3015Ce is a notebook one.
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