Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 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 Q9450 @ 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 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 61.71

Overall Rank:
3209th fastest in multithreading out of 5268 CPUs
3245th fastest in single threading out of 5268 CPUs
916th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2203

Single Thread Rating

1129

Samples: 837*
*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	10,153 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,684 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,955 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	541.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	45,501 KBytes/Sec
Physics	222 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	815 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,129 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 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 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,630
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,011
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,437
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,491
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,203

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		173.47
Intel Core i5-12400F		168.97
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.27
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.20
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		61.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.35
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 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		1,129

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2749505 - Jul 08 2025		2336
BL2744685 - Jul 06 2025		2271
BL2744125 - Jul 06 2025		2448
BL2708584 - Jun 20 2025		2437
BL2688289 - Jun 11 2025		1889

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 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		2,203
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,414 (+9.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,181 (-1.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,998 (-9.3%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,771 (-19.6%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,842 (-16.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,733 (+24.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,537 (+15.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,435 (+10.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,254 (+2.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,154 (-2.2%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		2,048 (-7.0%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9450		1,843 (-16.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,574
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,480
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,800
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,637
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,529
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,450
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz		193

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