AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505

Compare AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops 2 core CPU vs Intel Core 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1322 points
1376 points
4% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

2531 points
0.24% slightly better gaming score
2525 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

994 points
1053 points
5% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

952 points
1011 points
6% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1450 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score
1262 points
Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

490 points
27% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score
384 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

1052 points
0.10% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
1051 points
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

422 points
17% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score
360 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

2
4
100% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

4
Identical
4

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.3 GHz
16% slightly higher clock speed
2.83 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
46% significantly lower TDP
95 W

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

4 MiB
6 MiB
49% significantly more L2 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

863rd of 1,089
846th of 1,089

Family

The product line

A8-Series APU for Desktops
Core

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 January
2009 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3
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Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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A8-7650K vs Core 2 Quad Q9505 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the A8-7650K performs better than the Core 2 Quad Q9505. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q9505 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 2 Quad Q9505 has significantly more cores than the A8-7650K. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9505 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the A8-7650K. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the A8-7650K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9505. A A8-7650K CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q9505 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q9505 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the A8-7650K

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. Indeed, the A8-7650K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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