Phenom II X2 N660 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2424 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 0.60 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | no data | 1 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X2 N660 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 | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 12288 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X2 N660 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 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1,DDR2,DDR3 | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Phenom II X2 N660, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and AMD Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X2 N660 is a notebook one.
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