Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 12.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 60.99

Overall Rank: 2599

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

Average CPU Mark

2177

Single Thread Rating: 1132
Samples: 815*
*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	10,090 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,667 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,022 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	532.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,419 KBytes/Sec
Physics	223 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	794 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,132 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of December 2023.
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 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 Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,177

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 Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		60.99
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
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 Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,132

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1953548 - Nov 24 2023		3269
BL1934884 - Oct 29 2023		2430
BL1927152 - Oct 18 2023		2459
BL1923126 - Oct 12 2023		2301
BL1911805 - Sep 26 2023		2952

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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,177
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,209 (+1.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,109 (-3.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,962 (-9.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,809 (-16.9%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,713 (-21.3%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,822 (-16.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,368 (+8.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,485 (+14.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,379 (+9.3%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,314 (+6.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,240 (+2.9%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,844 (-15.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz 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 Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		193

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