Turion X2 RM-70 vs Core 2 Quad Q9650

Place in the ranking	2108	2941
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency	1.55	1.34
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	August 2008 (16 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70 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
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70 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	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.56	0.44
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	31 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9650 has a 254.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-70, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Quad Q9650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-70 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q9650 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Quad Q9650 and Turion X2 RM-70, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.