Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.5 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 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 14.48

Overall Rank: 2899

Last Price Change: $130.00 USD (2023-02-10)

Average CPU Mark

1883

Single Thread Rating: 1060
Samples: 2083*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,825
Thread: 1,041

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	9,068 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,199 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,559 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	501.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,722 KBytes/Sec
Physics	143 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	726 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,060 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

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.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$130.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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 N200 Mini PC, Quad Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Port I226-V 2.5G LAN, 16GB DDR5 No Storage Barebone, 2xUSB3.1, HD, Type-C, TF Slot, Micro Router PC Support Windows 11, Ubuntu, Linux	$330.88 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel N100, 4* Intel I226 Ethernet Port, No RAM, No Storage, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0/AES-Ni	$308.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel Core i7 1265U, 10 Core up to 4.80GHz, 6 Intel I226 Ethernet, Sistema Barebone, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0/AES-Ni, Support pfSense/OPNsense	$718.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, 8 Core up to 4.40GHz, 4 Intel I226-V Ethernet, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0, Support pfSense/OPNsense	$628.00 (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 Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,883

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 Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		14.48
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 Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,060

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2070183 - Apr 05 2024		1429
BL2050504 - Mar 13 2024		1901
BL2044131 - Mar 07 2024		2036
BL2020254 - Feb 09 2024		1380
BL1996512 - Jan 14 2024		2002

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,883
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,073 (+10.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,776 (-5.7%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,722 (-8.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,099 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,535 (-18.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,644 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,610 (-14.5%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,049 (+8.8%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,015 (+7.0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,783 (-5.3%)
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,455 (-22.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,959 (+4.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz 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 Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		147

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