Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D

Last updated: 2024-04-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700		AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
CPU comparison Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 or AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D - 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 Q9700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 was released in Q1/2010. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D was released in Q3/2023.

Intel Core2 Quad (19)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (35)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
2	Generation	6
Yorkfield (Penryn)	Architecture	Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
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--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is 3.20 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is at 2.30 GHz (5.40 GHz).
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
4	Cores	16
4	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.40 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 Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 or AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 610M
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 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 The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 83.2 GB/s.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800	Memory	DDR5-5200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	128.00 MB
--	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	110.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is 95 W, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	75 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	89 °C
Technical details The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 144.00 MB cache.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
45 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 775	Socket	FL1
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	Q3/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 (24%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 (7%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D (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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	492 (25%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1931 (100%)

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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1858 (6%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	33450 (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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	482 (23%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2138 (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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1624 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	19880 (100%)

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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2783 (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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	16080 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	747 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	13036 (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 Q9700 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443 (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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2532 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	310 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	5602 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 33,450 CB R23 MC @ 104 W	322 (100%)

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