Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 48.74

Overall Rank: 2683

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2023-05-26)

Average CPU Mark

2340

Single Thread Rating: 1221
Samples: 4011*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,754
Thread: 1,181

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	10,701 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,052 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,531 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	580.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,449 KBytes/Sec
Physics	237 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	854 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,221 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of June 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of June 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,288
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,403
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,626
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,904
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,306
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,760
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,503
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,178
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,340

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		208.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.31
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		157.32
Intel Core i9-12900K		138.01
Intel Core i9-13900K		129.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.37
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		48.74
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 16th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,631
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,167
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,034
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,699
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,931
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		1,221

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2111164 - May 28 2024		2836
BL2096177 - May 08 2024		3148
BL2095808 - May 07 2024		2397
BL2087182 - Apr 26 2024		2612
BL2084347 - Apr 22 2024		2605

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
As of 16th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,340
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,511 (+7.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,470 (+5.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,970 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,843 (-21.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,814 (-22.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,238 (-4.4%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,822 (-22.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,138 (-8.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,729 (+16.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,303 (-1.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,231 (-4.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 905e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,936 (-17.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,438
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,272
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,048
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,552
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,135
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,791
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,540
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,522
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		207

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