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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 52.47

Overall Rank:
3228th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
3264th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
959th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1996

Single Thread Rating

1082

Samples: 1452*
*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	9,370 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,427 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,763 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	515.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,667 KBytes/Sec
Physics	157 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	760 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,082 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.
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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,699
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,313
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,474
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,708
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		1,996

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		235.02
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.68
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		165.49
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.94
Intel Core i9-13900K		149.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.21
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		52.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		1,082

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2568650 - Apr 20 2025		1969
BL2520743 - Mar 31 2025		2179
BL2517223 - Mar 29 2025		2200
BL2498774 - Mar 21 2025		2253
BL2486461 - Mar 16 2025		2219

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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		1,996
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,412 (+20.9%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,749 (-12.4%)
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,607 (-19.5%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,564 (-21.7%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,842 (-7.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,190 (+9.7%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		1,507 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,344 (+17.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,277 (+14.1%)
AMD A8-3820 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,185 (+9.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,181 (+9.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9300		2,152 (+7.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,500
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,156
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,332
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,809
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,680
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,421
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz		156

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