AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200

A6-9500 vs Core 2 Quad Q8200 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the A6-9500 performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q8200. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q8200 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has significantly more cores than the A6-9500. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the A6-9500. It also has more threads than the A6-9500. Our comparison shows that the A6-9500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q8200. A A6-9500 CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q8200 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q8200 has significantly more L2 cache than the A6-9500

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the A6-9500 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.