AMD A8-7600 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Segment
  Mobile Desktop
• Family
  AMD A Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  4 2
• CPU group
  AMD A8-7000 Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000
• Predecessor
  -- No
• Successor
  -- No

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Frequency
  3.10 GHz 2.66 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.80 GHz No
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 and AMD A8-7600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR3-2133 DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-7600 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 95 W
• TDP up
  -- No
• TDP (PL2)
  -- No
• TDP down
  -- No
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-7600 and AMD A8-7600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
• L2-Cache
  -- 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  4.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Kaveri (Steamroller) Yorkfield
• Technology
  28 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  FM2+ LGA 775
• Release date
  Q1/2014 Q3/2008