Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 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: 12.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 59.91

Overall Rank: 2230

Last Price Change: $35.70 USD (2018-07-09)

Average CPU Mark

2139

Single Thread Rating: 1135
Samples: 798*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,587
Thread: 1,116

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	10,003 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,640 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	515.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	44.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	776 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,135 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th 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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	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro Kit NUC11TNHi5 Mini Desktop PC - 11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 up to 4.20 GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD + 2TB HDD, Iris Xe Graphics, Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5, Windows 11 Pro	$735.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Kit Home & Business Mini Desktop Black i5-10210U 4-Core, 16GB RAM, 128GB PCIe SSD, UHD, WiFi, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, SD Card, Win 10 Pro with Hub	$1049.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC Kit Home & Business Mini Desktop Black (Intel i5-10210U 4-Core, 16GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD (2.5), Intel UHD, WiFi, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, SD Card, Win 10 Home)	$1469.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,139

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		59.91
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
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 Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,135

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1727180 - Jan 22 2023		2243
BL1722370 - Jan 16 2023		2365
BL1721450 - Jan 15 2023		2871
BL1721274 - Jan 15 2023		2179
BL1719234 - Jan 13 2023		2345

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,139
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,314 (+8.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,082 (-2.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,031 (-5.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,955 (-8.6%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,690 (-21.0%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,608 (-24.8%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,764 (-17.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,327 (+8.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,473 (+15.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,230 (+4.3%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,830 (-14.4%)
AMD Phenom 9500 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,549 (-27.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		192

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