Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.10
+455%

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a whopping 455% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11302448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency20.010.57
DesignerAMDIntel
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameBarcelo-R (2023)no data
Release date4 January 2023 (2 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHzno data
Bus rateno data1333 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500 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
SocketFP6LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Graphics (Vega 6)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U 7.10
+455%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 1.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U 12477
+457%
Samples: 31
Core 2 Quad Q9500 2242
Samples: 332

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U 1573
+333%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 363

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U 4532
+349%
Core 2 Quad Q9500 1009

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.10 1.28
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has a 454.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a desktop one.

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