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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 15.78

Overall Rank: 2281

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

Average CPU Mark

2034

Single Thread Rating: 1147
Samples: 1555*
*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	9,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,622 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	528.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	147 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	781 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,147 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 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 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,034

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		15.78
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 February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		1,147

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1725913 - Jan 21 2023		1621
BL1720523 - Jan 14 2023		2170
BL1717622 - Jan 11 2023		1685
BL1711347 - Jan 03 2023		2155
BL1704919 - Dec 27 2022		1716

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 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,034
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,858 (-8.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,791 (-11.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-12.6%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,673 (-17.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,473 (+21.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,076 (+2.1%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,946 (-4.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,672 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,505 (+23.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,325 (+14.3%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,005 (-1.4%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,971 (-3.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		155

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