Intel

Core2 Quad Q9650

Core2 Quad Q9650
BENCHMARKS (11,935)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $99

Effective Speed -146%Effective Speed -146%Average User Bench -179%1-Core -142%, 4-Core -144%, 2-Core -141%, 8-Core -288%Peak Overclocked Bench -139%1-Core -104%, 2-Core -104%, 4-Core -107%, 8-Core -240%Value & Sentiment -567%User Rating -173%, Market Share -2,157%, Price 159%, Value -97%Nice To Haves -371%64-Core -315%, 64-Core -372%, Age -426%

Average Bench: 36.5% (592^nd of 1206)

Based on 11,935 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Poor: 29%Average: 36.5% Great: 47%

Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 37%

Jet ski

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Popular builds with this CPU

Poor average bench

The Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 averaged 63.5% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 54.4Pts

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 108Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 is just 17.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 211Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 210Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 11,935 samples)

Rank 59236.5%

Min	Avg	Max
42.6	1-Core 54.4	69.5
85.4	2-Core 108	138
38.2% 81.3 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
147	4-Core 207	270
157	8-Core 210	269
28.4% 208 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
156	64-Core 211	265
14.1% 211 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

LGA 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)

50.6% Above average

1-Core 74.6

2-Core 147

52% 111 Pts

4-Core 290

8-Core 294

40% 292 Pts

64-Core 302

20% 302 Pts

USA-User, 19 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

42.1% Average

1-Core 62.1

2-Core 124

44% 93.1 Pts

4-Core 240

8-Core 247

33% 244 Pts

64-Core 248

17% 248 Pts

TUR-User, 3 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

37% Below average

1-Core 52.7

2-Core 107

37% 79.7 Pts

4-Core 217

8-Core 210

29% 214 Pts

64-Core 215

14% 215 Pts

FRA-User, 36 mins ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)

36.9% Below average

1-Core 53.8

2-Core 107

38% 80.6 Pts

4-Core 213

8-Core 206

29% 210 Pts

64-Core 212

14% 212 Pts

TUR-User, 19 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

36.6% Below average

1-Core 58.4

2-Core 116

41% 87.2 Pts

4-Core 194

8-Core 218

28% 206 Pts

64-Core 221

15% 221 Pts

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz

35.6% Below average

1-Core 53.1

2-Core 106

37% 79.8 Pts

4-Core 203

8-Core 190

27% 196 Pts

64-Core 198

13% 198 Pts

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

32.2% Below average

1-Core 49.5

2-Core 94.6

34% 72.1 Pts

4-Core 179

8-Core 178

24% 178 Pts

64-Core 179

12% 179 Pts

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 34%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $99Bench 36%, 11,935 samples	1x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 19,883 samples	3,147x
4 Series Internal ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 1,165 samples	492x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 58,927 samples	364x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 62%, 115,170 samples	84x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $74Bench 54%, 226,067 samples	74x
A400 120GBKingston $25Bench 60%, 70,869 samples	71x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 19%, 275,905 samples	2,318x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 119,827 samples	1,608x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 248,634 samples	464x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $131

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9650 (12M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
Code Name	Yorkfield
Launch Date	Q3'08
Processor Number	Q9650
# of Cores	4
Cache	12 MB L2
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Recommended Price	$339.00
Clock Speed	3 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Max TDP	95 W
FSB Parity	No

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	No
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets Supported	LGA775
Processing Die Size	214 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	820 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

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FRA-User

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3,193

Excellent

8 months ago.

CPU encore bon pour pas mal de chose une fois oc avec un bon gpu

NLD-User

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2,302

Good

1 month ago.

still great with a decent gpu and overclocking to 3,9 ghz paired with good ram you can play all games up to bf1 (at medium settings)

AUT-User

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Good

2 years ago.

Great value as an upgrade in an old PC.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $46
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Core2 Quad Q9650

Average Bench: 36.5% (592^nd of 1206)

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