Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by a whopping 459% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1137 | 2459 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 20.01 | 0.57 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Barcelo-R (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 4 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 1333 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 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 Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no 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.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no 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-x | no 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 types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics (Vega 6) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U and Core 2 Quad Q9500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.10 | 1.27 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has a 459.1% 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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