AMD G-T40N vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  AMD G Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9000
• Family
  AMD G Intel Core2 Duo
• Generation
  1 2
• Predecessor
  - No
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop
• Successor
  - No

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  1 GHz 3 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  No No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  No turbo No
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  11 -
• Execution units
  1 -
• Generation
  3 -
• GPU Frequency
  280 MHz -
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6250 -
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo -
• Max. displays
  2 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB -
• Release date
  Q4/2010 -
• Shader
  80 -
• Technology
  40 nm -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No -
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode -
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No -
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No -
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode -
• VC-1
  Decode -
• VP8
  No -
• VP9
  No -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and AMD G-T40N. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 16 GB
• Memory channels
  1 2
• Memory type
  DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMM DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066

• AES-NI
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD G-T40N and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 90 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  9 W 130 W
• TDP (PL2)
  - No
• TDP down
  - No
• TDP up
  - No

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD G-T40N and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Ontario (Bobcat) Yorkfield
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1
• L2-Cache
  - 12 MB
• L3-Cache
  1 MB No
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q4/2007
• Socket
  - LGA 775
• Technology
  40 nm 45 nm
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-d