Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

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Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 4.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.83

Overall Rank: 2315

Last Price Change: $128.88 USD (2021-01-23)

Average CPU Mark

2040

Single Thread Rating: 1146
Samples: 1568*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,007
Thread: 1,101

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,913 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,606 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	532.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	147 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	787 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,146 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2023.
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

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	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,792
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,681
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,943
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,537
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,208
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,040

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		184.22
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		140.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.06
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		52.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		41.47
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		15.83
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 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,725
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		1,146

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1773666 - Mar 20 2023		2240
BL1770278 - Mar 15 2023		2105
BL1769203 - Mar 14 2023		2213
BL1766664 - Mar 11 2023		2851
BL1766287 - Mar 11 2023		2114

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,040
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,514 (+23.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,867 (-8.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-12.9%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,689 (-17.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,072 (+1.6%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,672 (-18.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,479 (+21.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,434 (+19.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,331 (+14.2%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,008 (-1.6%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,971 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,940 (-4.9%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,411
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,360
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,803
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,585
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,308
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,140
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,744
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,729
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,618
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		155

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