Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 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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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 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 Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 85.20

Overall Rank:
2942nd fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2940th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
880th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $25.05 USD (2024-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2134

Single Thread Rating

1138

Samples: 2471*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,157
Thread: 1,114

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	10,095 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,636 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,153 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	554.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,441 KBytes/Sec
Physics	164 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	813 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,138 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of November 2024.
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,998
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,109
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,569
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,134

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.20
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.39
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		85.20
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.48
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 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		1,138

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2262366 - Dec 02 2024		2380
BL2255808 - Nov 25 2024		2368
BL2253416 - Nov 23 2024		2274
BL2247159 - Nov 16 2024		2374
BL2243792 - Nov 12 2024		2361

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,134
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,272 (+6.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,156 (+1.0%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,656 (-22.4%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,618 (+22.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 830 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,072 (-2.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,795 (-15.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,518 (+18.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,414 (+13.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,389 (+11.9%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,848 (-13.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,847 (-13.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,823 (-14.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,058
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,890
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,681
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,510
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,237
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		163

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