Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 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 Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.0 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 Q9650 @ 3.00GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 13.25

Overall Rank:
3265th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
3145th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
899th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.95 USD (2025-05-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2517

Single Thread Rating

1285

Samples: 1872*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,973
Thread: 1,244

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	11,422 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,360 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	20 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,816 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	631.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	52,339 KBytes/Sec
Physics	246 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	932 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,285 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.
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 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,517

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		13.25
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		1,285

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3271877 - Feb 08 2026		2700
BL3259169 - Feb 03 2026		2976
BL3238331 - Jan 24 2026		2602
BL3238194 - Jan 24 2026		2743
BL3237464 - Jan 24 2026		2802

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		2,517
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,363 (-6.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 810 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,036 (-19.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 805 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,001 (-20.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,551 (+1.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,433 (-3.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,422 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,412 (-4.2%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,369 (-5.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,093 (-16.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		2,083 (-17.3%)
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		1,884 (-25.2%)
AMD PRO A12-9800E vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650		3,128 (+24.3%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz		216

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