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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 60.41

Overall Rank: 2411

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

Average CPU Mark

2157

Single Thread Rating: 1130
Samples: 809*
*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	10,025 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,642 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,026 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	525.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,271 KBytes/Sec
Physics	222 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	782 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,130 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of May 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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,808
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,667
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,541
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,157

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		209.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.10
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		133.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		68.21
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		60.41
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,130

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1808578 - May 02 2023		2476
BL1797626 - Apr 18 2023		2782
BL1777414 - Mar 24 2023		2949
BL1776434 - Mar 23 2023		2965
BL1769015 - Mar 14 2023		2878

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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,157
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,162 (+0.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,098 (-2.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,950 (-9.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,799 (-16.6%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,713 (-20.6%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,822 (-15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,345 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,480 (+15.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,372 (+10.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,322 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,308 (+7.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,238 (+3.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,106
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,460
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,791
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,775
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,729
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		192

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