Athlon 3000G vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1645
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Athlon
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	27 January 2009 (15 years ago)	7 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G 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	2.83 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.83 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	209.78 mm2?
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 January 2009	7 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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