Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 960T

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 and AMD Phenom II X4 960T. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

391Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score373
1225Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1204
PassMark CPU Mark Rating2183
PassMark Single Thread Rating1303
16443DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500ProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 960T
2830 MHzFrequency3000 MHz
Maximum Frequency3400 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads4
95 WTDP95 W
YorkfieldCodenameThuban
LGA775PackageSocket AM3 (938)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

394Single-Core Score360
1272Multi-Core Score1442
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
ATECFLATOP ECG3510MModelTo be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
Intel Corporation DG35ECMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A99X EVO
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500NameAMD Phenom II X4 960T
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
2.82 GHzBase Frequency3.25 GHz
2817 MHzMaximum Frequency3.68 GHz
Socket 775 LGAPackageSocket AM3 (938)
YorkfieldCodenameThuban
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 4
3.00 MB x 2L2 Cache512 KB x 4
L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
Frequency722 MHz
DDR2 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

394Single-Core Score360
56Crypto Score47
423Integer Score439
388Floating Point Score 242
56
98.5 MB/sec
AES-XTS47
81.2 MB/sec
514
2.60 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)448
2.27 MB/sec
525
24.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression320
15.1 Mpixels/sec
352
991.9 KTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)498
1.40 MTE/sec
402
472.4 KElements/sec
HTML5492
577.9 KElements/sec
467
146.4 Krows/sec
SQLite467
146.2 Krows/sec
434
23.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering460
24.9 Mpixels/sec
349
111.3 KB/sec
Text Rendering416
132.4 KB/sec
458
3.57 Klines/sec
Clang532
4.15 Klines/sec
348
4.03 images/sec
Camera360
4.17 images/sec
291
363.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics118
148.3 Kpairs/sec
454
2813.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics242
1500.9 FPS
371
20.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur184
10.1 Mpixels/sec
473
3.64 images/sec
Face Detection203
1.57 images/sec
486
12.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection140
3.46 Mpixels/sec
560
27.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting555
27.2 Mpixels/sec
511
6.96 Mpixels/sec
HDR580
7.91 Mpixels/sec
499
400.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing183
146.6 Kpixels/sec
278
2.49 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion190
1.70 Kpixels/sec
394
12.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition444
14.2 Words/sec
171
6.61 images/sec
Machine Learning224
8.64 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1272Multi-Core Score1442
220Crypto Score246
1363Integer Score1572
1250Floating Point Score 1359
220
384.6 MB/sec
AES-XTS246
429.0 MB/sec
1826
9.24 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2059
10.4 MB/sec
1930
91.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2107
99.7 Mpixels/sec
663
1.87 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1150
3.24 MTE/sec
1481
1.74 MElements/sec
HTML51894
2.22 MElements/sec
1746
547.1 Krows/sec
SQLite1731
542.3 Krows/sec
1442
78.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1422
77.1 Mpixels/sec
917
292.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering1055
336.0 KB/sec
1702
13.3 Klines/sec
Clang1833
14.3 Klines/sec
1194
13.8 images/sec
Camera1305
15.1 images/sec
919
1.15 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1251
1.57 Mpairs/sec
1773
10982.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1796
11127.0 FPS
1426
78.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur945
51.9 Mpixels/sec
1827
14.1 images/sec
Face Detection1158
8.91 images/sec
1500
37.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1256
31.0 Mpixels/sec
1606
78.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2605
127.8 Mpixels/sec
1812
24.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR2739
37.3 Mpixels/sec
1986
1.60 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1777
1.43 Mpixels/sec
1020
9.14 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion891
7.98 Kpixels/sec
802
25.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1330
42.5 Words/sec
386
14.9 images/sec
Machine Learning629
24.3 images/sec