Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Athlon X4 860K comparison
According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 is faster than the Athlon X4 860K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Athlon X4 860K in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has significantly more cores than the Athlon X4 860K. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Athlon X4 860K. But they both have the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Athlon X4 860K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core 2 Quad Q9650. 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 cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has significantly more L2 cache than the Athlon X4 860K
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 Q9650 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.
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