Intel

Core2 Quad Q9650

Core2 Quad Q9650
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Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -146%1-Core -143%, 4-Core -144%, 2-Core -141%, 8-Core -286%, Memory -18%Overclocked Score -122%1-Core -117%, 2-Core -116%, 4-Core -117%, 8-Core -250%, Memory -12%Value & Sentiment -1,202%User Rating -210%, Market Share -4,594%, Price 46%, Value -52%Nice To Haves -321%64-Core -321%, 64-Core -373%, Age -270%

Average Bench: 54.6% (601^st of 1264)

Based on 11,555 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Poor: 47%Average: 54.6% Great: 63%

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 39%

Jet ski

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Average average bench

The Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 averaged 45.3% 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 74.3Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 53.9Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 is just 16%. 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 207Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 207Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 11,555 samples)

Rank 60154.6%

Min	Avg	Max
64.2	Memory 74.3	83.9
45.9	1-Core 53.9	65.2
88.6	2-Core 107	130
50% 78.4 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
143	4-Core 204	255
147	8-Core 207	257
28% 206 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
148	64-Core 207	258
13.9% 207 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

ISR-User, 2 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

61.7% Good

Memory 77.3

1-Core 68.3

2-Core 136

58% 94 Pts

4-Core 268

8-Core 269

37% 268 Pts

64-Core 277

19% 277 Pts

USA-User, 21 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

58.4% Above average

Memory 80.1

1-Core 54.2

2-Core 109

52% 81 Pts

4-Core 214

8-Core 216

29% 215 Pts

64-Core 214

14% 214 Pts

FRA-User, 6 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz

57.9% Above average

Memory 78.9

1-Core 54.3

2-Core 107

52% 80 Pts

4-Core 216

8-Core 216

30% 216 Pts

64-Core 219

15% 219 Pts

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

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

56.5% Above average

Memory 76.3

1-Core 55

2-Core 110

51% 80.3 Pts

4-Core 214

8-Core 217

29% 215 Pts

64-Core 216

14% 216 Pts

FRA-User, 9 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

56.4% Above average

Memory 76.3

1-Core 53.3

2-Core 109

51% 79.4 Pts

4-Core 212

8-Core 218

29% 215 Pts

64-Core 218

15% 218 Pts

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

CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)

53.5% Above average

Memory 76.3

1-Core 52.9

2-Core 106

50% 78.4 Pts

4-Core 177

8-Core 196

25% 187 Pts

64-Core 212

14% 212 Pts

SWE-User, 5 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)

51.9% Above average

Memory 70.8

1-Core 50.8

2-Core 100

47% 74 Pts

4-Core 197

8-Core 172

26% 184 Pts

64-Core 177

12% 177 Pts

SWE-User, 8 hrs ago.Core2 Quad Q9650,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)

51.5% Above average

Memory 68.8

1-Core 50.9

2-Core 102

47% 73.9 Pts

4-Core 200

8-Core 199

27% 200 Pts

64-Core 197

13% 197 Pts

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $155Bench 55%, 11,555 samples	1x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 25,576 samples	996x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 91,029 samples	136x
4 Series Internal ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 1,321 samples	105x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 62%, 191,427 samples	55x
A400 120GBKingston $24Bench 61%, 109,630 samples	26x
SU650 120GBAdata $35Bench 63%, 23,517 samples	17x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 345,040 samples	592x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 139,043 samples	537x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 40,064 samples	109x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $183

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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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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

8 hrs ago.

first i use core 2 duo 3.0ghz as i faced lag in intensive tasks then i decided to buy C2Q 3.0ghz almost double the performance and now there's no lag.

CAN-User

level
3,644

Excellent

7 months ago.

Excellent for hackintosh'n can grab for under 20 CAD now

FRA-User

level
3,537

Excellent

3 months ago.

NLD-User

level
2,542

Excellent

2 months 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

level
2,043

Good

4 months ago.

Great value as an upgrade in an old PC.

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $193	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $143	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $300	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $43

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $66	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $64	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

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Core2 Quad Q9650

Average Bench: 54.6% (601^st of 1264)

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Core2 Quad Q9650

Average Bench: 54.6% (601st of 1264)

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