Core i7-7660U vs Core 2 Quad Q9650 comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core 2 Quad Q9650 performs better than the Core i7-7660U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-7660U 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 Core i7-7660U. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9650 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i7-7660U. But they both have 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 Core i7-7660U. A Core i7-7660U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q9650 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
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 Core i7-7660U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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