Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 45.31

Overall Rank: 2704

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

Average CPU Mark

2221

Single Thread Rating: 1214
Samples: 303*
*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	10,687 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,924 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,534 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	578.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,903 KBytes/Sec
Physics	163 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	849 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,214 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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

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	Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit, NUC9i7QNX, w/US Cord, Single Pack (BXNUC9i7QNX1)	$359.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel N100 Quad Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD	$312.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit, NUC9i5QNX, w/US Cord, Single Pack	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel I3 N305 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 32GB RAM 512GB SSD	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win10 Pro	$2849.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,221

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		45.31
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		1,214

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2035301 - Feb 27 2024		2426
BL2013165 - Feb 02 2024		3347
BL2012312 - Feb 01 2024		2507
BL1969142 - Dec 13 2023		2522
BL1930644 - Oct 23 2023		2963

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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,221
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,508 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,459 (+10.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,132 (-4.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,124 (-4.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,014 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-680 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,618 (+17.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,469 (+11.2%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,174 (-2.1%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,165 (-2.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,114 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,000 (-9.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		1,971 (-11.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		168

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