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: 45.60

Overall Rank:
2849th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2773rd fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
829th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $54.42 USD (2024-11-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2482

Single Thread Rating

1282

Samples: 1800*
*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	11,295 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,336 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	20 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,811 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	620.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52,011 KBytes/Sec
Physics	247 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	911 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,282 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th 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 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,482

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		115.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		45.60
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 2nd of April 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		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
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 Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		1,282

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2521836 - Mar 31 2025		2736
BL2516979 - Mar 29 2025		2819
BL2497318 - Mar 21 2025		2729
BL2496088 - Mar 20 2025		2742
BL2470802 - Mar 10 2025		842

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 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,482
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,534 (+2.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,411 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,653 (+6.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,260 (-9.0%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,982 (+20.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,166 (-12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,081 (-16.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,026 (-18.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,706 (+9.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,427 (-2.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,373 (-4.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,360 (-4.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,704
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,439
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		216

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