Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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 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 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: 61.17

Overall Rank:
3031st fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
3077th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
888th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2184

Single Thread Rating

1127

Samples: 827*
*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	5,674 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,947 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	534.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,311 KBytes/Sec
Physics	222 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	806 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,127 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.
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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.35
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		61.17
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,127

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2408016 - Feb 12 2025		2414
BL2367126 - Jan 25 2025		1433
BL2322759 - Jan 05 2025		2487
BL2213244 - Oct 07 2024		1986
BL2180243 - Aug 27 2024		2311

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 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,184
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,410 (+10.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,181 (-0.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,993 (-8.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,743 (-20.2%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,842 (-15.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,706 (+23.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,534 (+16.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,425 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,341 (+7.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,277 (+4.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,146 (-1.7%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,041 (-6.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		192

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