Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
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CPU comparisonIntel Core 2 Quad Q9650 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 - 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 Q9650 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 was released in Q3/2008. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 was released in Q3/2016. |
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| Intel Core2 Quad (19) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (3) |
| 2 | Generation | 3 |
| Yorkfield (Penryn) | Architecture | Kryo |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 is 3.00 GHz while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is at 2.40 GHz. |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | A-Core | 2.40 GHz 2x Kryo |
| -- | B-Core | 1.60 GHz 2x Kryo |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon 680 |
Internal GraphicsThe Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 530 |
| GPU frequency | 0.62 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.62 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 5 |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Max. displays | 0 | |
| -- | Compute units | -- |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11,1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 530 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 14.9 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
| DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 | Memory | LPDDR4-3733 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 17.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 14.9 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 12.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 is 95 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | -- |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 12.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 0.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 | ISA extensions | -- |
| LGA 775 | Socket | -- |
| VT-x, VT-d | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Android |
| Q3/2008 | Release date | Q3/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Qualcomm Adreno 530 @ 0.62 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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| Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 |
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