Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	836	2107
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.15	4.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+)	no data
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$142 (0.7x MSRP)	$46

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 303% better value for money than Core 2 Quad Q9500.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 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 5 2600 and Core 2 Quad Q9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 2 Quad Q9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core 2 Quad Q9500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms Core 2 Quad Q9500 by 492% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.53	1.44
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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