Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 75.88

Overall Rank:
2840th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2843rd fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
852nd fastest in out of 1369 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $28.02 USD (2024-06-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2126

Single Thread Rating

1139

Samples: 2457*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,157
Thread: 1,114

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	10,067 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,623 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,158 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	551.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,368 KBytes/Sec
Physics	163 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	808 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,139 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,235
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,150
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,619
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,050
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,894
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,284
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,754
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,172
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,126

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		221.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.63
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.64
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		75.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.41
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 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,629
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,032
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,695
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		1,139

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2143447 - Jul 12 2024		2371
BL2141941 - Jul 10 2024		3056
BL2136320 - Jul 02 2024		2365
BL2135243 - Jul 01 2024		2394
BL2124412 - Jun 15 2024		2165

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,126
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,209 (+3.9%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,656 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,245 (+5.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,505 (+17.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,395 (+12.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,382 (+12.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,270 (+6.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,972 (-7.3%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,851 (-12.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,814 (-14.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,713 (-19.5%)
AMD A6-3600 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,697 (-20.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,316
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,028
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,528
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,385
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,104
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,877
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,787
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,542
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,533
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		163

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