AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 2000 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
  3.20 GHz 2.66 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.10 GHz No
• CPU Threads
  16 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2933 DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2

• AES-NI
  Yes No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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.
  95 °C 90 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
• L2-Cache
  -- 6.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB No
• Architecture
  Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) Yorkfield
• Technology
  12 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  AM4 LGA 775
• Release date
  Q2/2018 Q3/2008