Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 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 Q9550 @ 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 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 48.69

Overall Rank:
2828th fastest in multithreading out of 4912 CPUs
2785th fastest in single threading out of 4912 CPUs
835th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2338

Single Thread Rating

1216

Samples: 4053*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,754
Thread: 1,181

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	10,667 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,015 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,495 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	581.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,198 KBytes/Sec
Physics	237 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	855 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,216 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st 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 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,909
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,094
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,248
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,741
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,338

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.22
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		109.36
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.45
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		48.69
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 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
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		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		1,216

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2295695 - Dec 23 2024		2583
BL2293537 - Dec 22 2024		2736
BL2285775 - Dec 18 2024		2372
BL2276511 - Dec 13 2024		2055
BL2276082 - Dec 13 2024		1686

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,338
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,523 (+7.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,401 (+2.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,645 (+13.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,479 (+6.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,986 (-15.1%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,843 (-21.2%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,842 (-21.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,157 (-7.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,081 (-11.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,019 (-13.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,739 (+17.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,411 (+3.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,246
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,880
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,840
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,584
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,563
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,396
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,330
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		206

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