Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945

Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Phenom II X4 945 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 beats the Phenom II X4 945 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Phenom II X4 945 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Phenom II X4 945. In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Phenom II X4 945

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.