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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 45.65

Overall Rank:
2908th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
2827th fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
851st fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $54.42 USD (2024-11-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2484
Single Thread Rating
1282

Samples: 1804*
*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 Math11,300 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,340 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers20 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,812 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption621.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression52,041 KBytes/Sec
Physics247 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions913 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,282 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 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 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,041
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,485
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,130
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
 2,484
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.32
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.31
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
 45.65
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
 1,282
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2560242 - Apr 17 2025
3442
BL2556623 - Apr 15 2025
2817
BL2538901 - Apr 07 2025
2816
BL2535582 - Apr 06 2025
2488
BL2521836 - Mar 31 2025
2736
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 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
 2,484
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,535 (+2.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,411 (-2.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,656 (+6.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,349 (-5.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,262 (-8.9%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,987 (+20.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,168 (-12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,081 (-16.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,020 (-18.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,713 (+9.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,427 (-2.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9650
 2,373 (-4.5%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,376
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,166
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,309
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,291
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,814
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,532
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,428
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,295
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
 216