Intel

Core2 Quad Q9650

Core2 Quad Q9650
BENCHMARKS (13,942)
MKT (0%)
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(5)
BUY • $155

Effective Speed -67%Effective Speed -67%Average Score -152%1-Core -153%, 4-Core -144%, 2-Core -148%, 8-Core -297%, Memory -20%Overclocked Score -124%1-Core -120%, 2-Core -119%, 4-Core -117%, 8-Core -249%, Memory -14%Value & Sentiment -1,024%User Rating -76%, Market Share -4,022%, Price 53%, Value -52%Nice To Haves -470%64-Core -332%, 64-Core -398%, Age -681%

Average Bench: 54.3% (610^th of 1276)

Based on 13,942 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9650 @ 3.00GHz

Poor: 45%Average: 54.3% Great: 62%

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 56%

Gunboat

Workstation 39%

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Average average bench

The Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 averaged 45.7% 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 73.4Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 53.5Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 is just 16.4%. 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 209Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 207Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 13,942 samples)

Rank 61054.3%

Min	Avg	Max
62.1	Memory 73.4	82.4
39.2	1-Core 53.5	65.4
81.8	2-Core 107	130
49.6% 78 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
143	4-Core 205	258
152	8-Core 207	258
28.1% 206 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
161	64-Core 209	260
14% 209 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

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

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz

58.1% Above average

Memory 73.8

1-Core 59.4

2-Core 126

53% 86.5 Pts

4-Core 248

8-Core 242

34% 245 Pts

64-Core 255

17% 255 Pts

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

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

57.3% Above average

Memory 77.8

1-Core 54.6

2-Core 108

52% 80.2 Pts

4-Core 214

8-Core 217

29% 216 Pts

64-Core 215

14% 215 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,635,954 CPUs tested.

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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 54%, 13,942 samples	1x

GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 11,809 samples	1,255x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 105,068 samples	201x
4 Series Internal ChipsetIntelBench 1%, 1,310 samples	124x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $32Bench 66%, 271,645 samples	65x
A400 120GBKingston $25Bench 60%, 119,014 samples	37x
SU650 120GBAdata $35Bench 67%, 29,818 samples	20x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 356,872 samples	783x
4x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 156,406 samples	752x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 46,152 samples	139x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $187

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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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Poor (edit your comment) Add link

3 days 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

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3,850

Average

18 days ago.

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

FRA-User

level
3,685

Excellent

7 months ago.

NLD-User

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2,690

Excellent

6 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

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2,159

Good

1 month ago.

Great value as an upgrade in an old PC.

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Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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