Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 4 core processor released in Q1/2010 with the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.
Intel Core2 Quad (19) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
2 Generation 5
Yorkfield (Penryn) Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.83 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS clocks with 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.83 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
-- AI hardware --
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-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 660M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
45 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 775 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010 Release date Q2/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 (32%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 (19%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
469 (32%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
1534 (19%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8054 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
427 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
1616 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8152 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
2188 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
953 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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