Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.80

Overall Rank: 2228

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

Average CPU Mark

2036

Single Thread Rating: 1149
Samples: 1547*
*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	9,918 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,632 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	527.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	147 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	784 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,149 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,543
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,695
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,945
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,161
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,593
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,803
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,355
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,036

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		163.34
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		113.12
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.73
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		70.05
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		64.52
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.52
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.46
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		15.80
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 1st 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		3,830
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,353
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,950
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		1,149

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1675465 - Nov 20 2022		2102
BL1675420 - Nov 20 2022		2648
BL1675018 - Nov 20 2022		2673
BL1674875 - Nov 19 2022		1454
BL1674605 - Nov 19 2022		2650

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,036
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-12.8%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,714 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,455 (+20.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,076 (+2.0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,682 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,499 (+22.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,307 (+13.3%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,005 (-1.5%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,971 (-3.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,957 (-3.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,947 (-4.4%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,751 (-14.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,693
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,667
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,083
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,762
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,685
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,553
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,507
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,484
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,238
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,214
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,825
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		156

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