Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 4.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 14.48

Overall Rank: 2774

Last Price Change: $130.00 USD (2023-02-10)

Average CPU Mark

1883

Single Thread Rating: 1062
Samples: 2075*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,825
Thread: 1,041

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	9,086 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,201 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,572 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	500.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,751 KBytes/Sec
Physics	144 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	725 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,062 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$130.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,883

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		14.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,062

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1959296 - Dec 01 2023		2475
BL1940699 - Nov 06 2023		2157
BL1939943 - Nov 05 2023		2145
BL1925508 - Oct 16 2023		2146
BL1921174 - Oct 09 2023		2172

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,883
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,070 (+9.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,776 (-5.7%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,710 (-9.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,094 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,532 (-18.6%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,687 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,608 (-14.6%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,049 (+8.8%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,005 (+6.5%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,777 (-5.6%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,455 (-22.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,931 (+2.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		148

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