Turion II Neo K685 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2052 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.80 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | AMD Turion II Neo |
| Architecture codename | Yorkfield (2007−2009) | Geneva (2010) |
| Release date | no data | 15 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Current price | $54 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685 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 | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 1333 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 12288 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685 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 | S1g4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | integrated DDR3 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1,DDR2,DDR3 | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by 242% in Passmark.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by 118% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by 251% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by 192% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Core 2 Quad Q9550 outperforms Turion II Neo K685 by 229% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550 is a desktop processor while Turion II Neo K685 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Turion II Neo K685, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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