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 Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	AMD Phenom II X4 945
Price	Search Online	$68.11 BUY NOW!
Socket Type	PGA478	AM3
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	2.5 GHz	3.0 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Not Supported
# of Physical Cores	4	4
Max TDP	45W	125W
Yearly Running Cost	$8.21	$22.81
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2008	Q2 2009
# of Samples	195	1415
Single Thread Rating	1037	1037
CPU Mark	3457	3653

CPU Mark Rating
As of 19th of August 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	3,457
AMD Phenom II X4 945	3,653
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,222
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,960
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,963
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,158
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	14,682
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 19th of August 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 945	53.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	42.22
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	67.87
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	45.61
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	44.85
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	89.55
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of August 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	1,037
AMD Phenom II X4 945	1,037
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,898
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,190
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,701
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,630
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X	1,881
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 Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	AMD Phenom II X4 945
Max TDP	45W	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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