Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Athlon X4 870K benchmarks
According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Athlon X4 870K is faster than the Core 2 Quad Q9550. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Quad Q9550 in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has significantly more cores than the Athlon X4 870K. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Athlon X4 870K. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Athlon X4 870K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9550. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has more L2 cache than the Athlon X4 870K
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 Core 2 Quad Q9550 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.
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