Athlon X4 970 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2075
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data2.42
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date27 January 2009 (15 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.83 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.83 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °C74 °C
Number of transistors820 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970 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 X4 970 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 X4 970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Athlon X4 970.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 January 2009 27 July 2017
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm

Athlon X4 970 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

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