Core 2 Quad Q9505S vs Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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 processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)no data
Release date22 July 2009 (15 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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)
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

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 Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core 2 Quad Q9505S.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Quad Q9505S has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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