Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 7.24

Overall Rank: 2652

Last Price Change: $323.00 USD (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark

2340

Single Thread Rating: 1221
Samples: 4010*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,754
Thread: 1,181

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	10,701 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,052 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,532 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	580.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,450 KBytes/Sec
Physics	238 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	854 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,221 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$323.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,331
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,369
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,189
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,639
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,319
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,460
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,340

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.80
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.08
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.63
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.42
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		7.24
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 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,634
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		1,221

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2087182 - Apr 26 2024		2612
BL2084347 - Apr 22 2024		2605
BL2083556 - Apr 21 2024		2377
BL2077639 - Apr 14 2024		2526
BL2076375 - Apr 12 2024		2663

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		2,340
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,511 (+7.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,380 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,345 (+0.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 810 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,971 (-15.8%)
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,884 (-19.5%)
AMD Phenom 9150e Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,414 (-39.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		1,959 (-16.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,619 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-670 @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,533 (+8.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,469 (+5.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,271 (-3.0%)
Intel Celeron J3455 @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9550		2,256 (-3.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,802
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,264
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,566
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,160
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,543
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,517
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz		207

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