Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 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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Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.0 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 Q9650 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 45.38

Overall Rank:
2700th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
2636th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
791st fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $54.44 USD (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2471

Single Thread Rating

1283

Samples: 1763*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,973
Thread: 1,244

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	11,285 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,314 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	20 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,835 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	614.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics	246 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	905 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,283 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,088
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,527
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,471

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		160.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		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 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		1,283

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2202534 - Sep 24 2024		2182
BL2197969 - Sep 18 2024		2782
BL2195089 - Sep 14 2024		1548
BL2187334 - Sep 05 2024		2725
BL2168015 - Aug 13 2024		2326

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,471
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,510 (+1.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,386 (-3.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,637 (+6.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,347 (-5.0%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,538 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,247 (-9.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,153 (-12.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,081 (-15.8%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,018 (-18.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,739 (+10.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,401 (-2.8%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,348 (-4.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,107
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,481
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		216

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