E1-7010 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2121	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Core 2 Quad (Desktop)	AMD E-Series
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date	no data	7 May 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 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	2
Boost clock speed	2.83 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L2 cache	12288 KB	1024 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	930 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 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	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1,DDR2,DDR3	DDR3L-1333
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and E1-7010.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	10 Watt

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