CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	AMD Phenom II X4 940
Price	$1495.95¹	$59.34¹
Socket Type	LGA775	AM2+
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	3.0 GHz	3.0 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Not Supported
# of Physical Cores	4	4
Max TDP	130W	125W
Yearly Running Cost	$23.73	$22.81
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2008	Q1 2009
# of Samples	189	552
Single Thread Rating	1158	1024
CPU Mark	3634	3590

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 21st of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	3,634
AMD Phenom II X4 940	3,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,176
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,985
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,963
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,152
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,767
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 21st of April 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	2.43
AMD Phenom II X4 940	60.50
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	41.18
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	57.58
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	44.34
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	50.51
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	86.05
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of April 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	1,158
AMD Phenom II X4 940	1,024
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,900
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,193
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,702
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,630
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,775
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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Estimated Energy Usage Cost

Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day
Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)¹
Power cost, $ per kWh²

¹Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
²Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.

	Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	AMD Phenom II X4 940
Max TDP	130W	125W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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