Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s vs AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE

CPU comparison

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s or AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.83 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s was released in Q3/2009.

The AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Core2 Quad (19) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) CPU group AMD Athlon Gold 3000G (4)
2 Generation 4
Yorkfield (Penryn) Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s is 2.83 GHz while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE is at 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.83 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Q9505s Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s or AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 3
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 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 RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
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 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 46.9 GB/s.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
6.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s is 65 W, while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
45 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
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 AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q3/2020
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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 Q9505s Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505s
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold 3150GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

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