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Core2 Extreme Q6850

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 46.7% (889th of 1442)

Based on 1,078 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000006FB Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz
Poor: 33%Average: 46.7% Great: 54%
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Popular builds with this CPU

Below average average bench

The Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 averaged 53.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 71.5Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 129Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 is 20.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 131Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 130Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,078 samples)
Rank 88946.7%
Min Avg Max
50.3 Memory 71.5 83
22.9 1-Core 34.2 40.6
44.9 2-Core 68 81.4
39.3% 57.9 Pts
Min Avg Max
67.2 4-Core 129 159
74.4 8-Core 130 159
17.3% 129 Pts
Min Avg Max
71.9 64-Core 131 159
8.1% 131 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
50.5% Above average
Memory 80.1
1-Core 38.8
2-Core 78.2
44% 65.7 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 133
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
48% Average
Memory 74.4
1-Core 34.5
2-Core 69.1
40% 59.3 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 129
17% 128 Pts
64-Core 130
8% 130 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
46.9% Average
Memory 74.4
1-Core 34.4
2-Core 66.9
40% 58.6 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 116
16% 116 Pts
64-Core 116
7% 116 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
45.6% Average
Memory 71
1-Core 37.7
2-Core 75.1
41% 61.3 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 135
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 137
8% 137 Pts
LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
43.2% Average
Memory 66
1-Core 38.9
2-Core 76
39% 60.3 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 128
16% 124 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
39.9% Below average
Memory 60.4
1-Core 36.8
2-Core 77.4
37% 58.2 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 128
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,747,810 CPUs tested

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Typical Core2 Extreme Q6850 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
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System: Dell XPS720

CPU
Core2 Extreme Q6850IntelBench 47%, 1,078 samples13x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples5x
GTX 480Nvidia  $500Bench 20%, 3,874 samples4x
HD 7850AMD  $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples4x
SSD
530 Series 120GBIntel  $79Bench 67%, 15,015 samples6x
GP-GSTFS311 120GBGigabyteBench 30%, 201 samples4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples2x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples16x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples12x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $138

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