Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120U Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550		AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 4 core processor released in Q1/2008 with the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2022.

Intel Core2 Quad (19)	Family	AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)	CPU group	AMD Athlon Silver 7000 (2)
2	Generation	5
Yorkfield (Penryn)	Architecture	Mendocino (Zen2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 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 Athlon Silver 7120U clocks with 2.40 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.83 GHz	Frequency	2.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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 610M
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	6 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
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 610M
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 Q9550, while the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 44.0 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800	Memory	LPDDR5-5500
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	44.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
12.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	4
--	PCIe Bandwidth	3.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Silver 7120U is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550	Characteristic	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U
45 nm	Technology	6 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	FT6
VT-x, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2008	Release date	Q3/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (65%)

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (73%)

AMD Athlon Silver 7120U (90%)

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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	460 (65%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	711 (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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	1527 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1199 (79%)

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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	2291 (46%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	4978 (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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	435 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	1642 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1093 (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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1911 (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 Q9550 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz	383 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	249 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 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 Q9550 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	959 (100%)
	AMD Athlon Silver 7120U 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)


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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs AMD Athlon Silver 7120U

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details