AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

Ryzen 3 3200U vs Core 2 Quad Q9550 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 3 3200U performs better 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 Ryzen 3 3200U. Indeed, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Ryzen 3 3200U. But they both have the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen 3 3200U. A Ryzen 3 3200U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Quad Q9550 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 Q9550 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 3 3200U

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 Ryzen 3 3200U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.