Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 52.90

Overall Rank:
3586th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
3594th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
1007th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $38.04 USD (2023-01-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2012

Single Thread Rating

1080

Samples: 1475*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,034
Thread: 1,046

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	9,426 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,409 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,722 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	521.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,679 KBytes/Sec
Physics	156 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	771 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,080 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		2,012

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		52.90
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		1,080

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3180174 - Jan 01 2026		2234
BL3090767 - Nov 28 2025		2221
BL3062366 - Nov 18 2025		1717
BL3059277 - Nov 17 2025		2150
BL3020010 - Nov 01 2025		2147

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		2,012
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,422 (+20.4%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,778 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,607 (-20.1%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,564 (-22.3%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,842 (-8.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,203 (+9.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,180 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,517 (-24.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,456 (+22.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,371 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,354 (+17.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,264 (+12.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		155

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