Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 15.87

Overall Rank: 2475

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

Average CPU Mark

2046

Single Thread Rating: 1144
Samples: 1581*
*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	9,871 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,618 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,158 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	536.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,315 KBytes/Sec
Physics	147 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	790 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,144 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,810
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,504
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,046

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.15
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		15.87
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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
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		1,144

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1818815 - May 15 2023		1560
BL1811651 - May 05 2023		2323
BL1811632 - May 05 2023		2133
BL1810948 - May 05 2023		2343
BL1804203 - Apr 26 2023		2310

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 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,046
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,517 (+23.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,868 (-8.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-13.2%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,689 (-17.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,080 (+1.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,672 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,602 (-21.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,480 (+21.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,345 (+14.6%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,014 (-1.6%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,972 (-3.6%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,758 (-14.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,099
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,446
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,807
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,596
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,794
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,772
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,739
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		155

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