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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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 23.87

Overall Rank: 2945

Last Price Change: $79.10 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

1888

Single Thread Rating: 1060
Samples: 2086*
*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	9,090 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,207 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,568 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	503.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	41,774 KBytes/Sec
Physics	144 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	728 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 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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	$79.10 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	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, 8GB DDR5 No Storage Barebone, 2xUSB3.1, HD, Type-C, TF Slot, Micro Router PC Support Windows 11, Ubuntu, Linux	$312.50 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel N200, 4* Intel I226 Ethernet Port, 8GB DDR5 4800MHz, 128GB NVMe SSD, 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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,308
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,384
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,182
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,630
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,031
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,906
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,312
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,763
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,489
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,181
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,888

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		156.48
Intel Core i9-12900K		149.43
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.72
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.39
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		23.87
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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,632
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,170
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,924
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,700
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
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
BL2097982 - May 10 2024		2229
BL2090702 - May 01 2024		2494
BL2090399 - Apr 30 2024		2357
BL2089802 - Apr 29 2024		2268
BL2089715 - Apr 29 2024		2403

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 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		1,888
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,777 (-5.9%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,554 (-17.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,622 (+38.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,086 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,535 (-18.7%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,347 (+24.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,340 (+23.9%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,302 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,262 (+19.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,131 (+12.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		2,129 (+12.8%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8300		1,843 (-2.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,547
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,269
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,062
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,554
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,399
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,148
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,882
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,532
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,526
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz		147

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