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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Price	$39.98¹	$33.99¹
Socket Type	LGA775	LGA775
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Not Supported
# of Physical Cores	4	4
Max TDP	105W	95W
Yearly Running Cost	$19.16	$17.34
First Seen on Chart	Q4 2008	Q4 2008
# of Samples	6678	1949
Single Thread Rating	924	1127
CPU Mark	2950	3341

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

CPU Mark Rating
As of 26th of March 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	2,950
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz	3,341
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,990
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,968
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,145
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	13,762
AMD Ryzen 5 2600	13,544
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 26th of March 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	73.81
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz	98.30
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	57.60
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	42.02
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	48.08
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	86.02
AMD Ryzen 5 2600	82.09
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of March 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	924
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz	1,127
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,194
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,703
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,630
AMD Ryzen 7 1700	1,776
AMD Ryzen 5 2600	2,007
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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 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Max TDP	105W	95W
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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