Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 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 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 61.26

Overall Rank:
3093rd fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
3141st fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
911th fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $35.70 USD (2018-07-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2187

Single Thread Rating

1127

Samples: 828*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,587
Thread: 1,116

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	10,101 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,677 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,950 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	535.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,351 KBytes/Sec
Physics	222 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	808 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,127 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 2025.
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 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,040
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,484
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,181
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,187

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.55
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.31
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		61.26
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,127

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2529527 - Apr 03 2025		2470
BL2408016 - Feb 12 2025		2414
BL2367126 - Jan 25 2025		1433
BL2322759 - Jan 05 2025		2487
BL2213244 - Oct 07 2024		1986

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,187
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,411 (+10.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,181 (-0.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,996 (-8.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,743 (-20.3%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,842 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,713 (+24.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,535 (+15.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,349 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,342 (+7.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,277 (+4.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,150 (-1.7%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,041 (-6.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,361
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,609
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,290
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,813
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,425
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		192

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