Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550s

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date27 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed2.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.83 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz54 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache12 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size2x 107 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)76 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
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 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

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 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 January 2009 1 October 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9550s has -75% more threads.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q9550s and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9550s is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.


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