Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 8.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 1.53

Overall Rank: 2103

Last Price Change: $1,495.95 USD (2013-04-06)

Average CPU Mark

2292

Single Thread Rating: 1231
Samples: 206*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,239
Thread: 1,140

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	10,592 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,163 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	7 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	601.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	161 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	952 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,231 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2022

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2022.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,159
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,345
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		2,292

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		148.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.28
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		26.60
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		1.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		1,231

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1585925 - Jun 24 2022		2529
BL1534386 - Mar 17 2022		2352
BL1532583 - Mar 14 2022		2372
BL1523923 - Feb 28 2022		2360
BL1434494 - Aug 07 2021		2250

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		2,292
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,658 (+16.0%)
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6800 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,145 (-6.4%)
Intel Core2 Extreme X9775 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,780 (+21.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,458 (+7.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,307 (+0.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,278 (-0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,580 (+12.6%)
Intel Core2 Extreme X9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,435 (+6.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,433 (+6.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,300 (+0.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,196 (-4.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,081 (-9.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,732
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,807
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,682
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,513
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,330
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		169

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