Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 45.38

Overall Rank:
2900th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2788th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
862nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.01 USD (2020-09-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2224

Single Thread Rating

1215

Samples: 307*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,313
Thread: 1,174

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	10,686 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,925 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,530 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	579.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,894 KBytes/Sec
Physics	163 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	852 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,215 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of December 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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,224

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		45.38
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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		1,215

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2252688 - Nov 22 2024		2236
BL2167833 - Aug 12 2024		2462
BL2149811 - Jul 20 2024		1988
BL2091390 - May 01 2024		2522
BL2035301 - Feb 27 2024		2426

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,224
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,739 (+23.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,411 (+8.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,401 (+8.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,351 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,253 (+1.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,237 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,081 (-6.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,520 (+13.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,360 (+6.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,171 (-2.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,157 (-3.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,019 (-9.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		168

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