Athlon X4 970 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

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 ranking	not rated	2057
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	2.43
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	27 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.83 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	820 million	1,178 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 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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 types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

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

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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

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