Ryzen 7 3780U vs Core 2 Quad Q9550
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 3780U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9550 by a whopping 216% 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 | 1507 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 30.31 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | no data | 22 October 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.83 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12288 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 MB | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1,DDR2,DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1400 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q9550 and Ryzen 7 3780U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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 | 4.24 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 25% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 3780U, on the other hand, has a 216.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 7 3780U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 3780U is a notebook one.
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