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Core2 Quad Q9450

Core2 Quad Q9450
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Effective Speed -118%Effective Speed -118%Average Score -384%Memory -13%, 1-Core -393%, 2-Core -386%, 4-Core -393%, 8-Core -736%Overclocked Score -339%1-Core -344%, 2-Core -339%, 4-Core -343%, 8-Core -653%, Memory -17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -94%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -846%64-Core -1,073%, 64-Core -1,212%, Age -253%

Average Bench: 48.7% (832^nd of 1442)

Based on 63 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF00010676 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

Poor: 38%Average: 48.7% Great: 52%

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Popular builds with this CPU

Below average average bench

The Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 averaged 51.2% 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 73.7Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 141Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 is just 14.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 144Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 141Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 63 samples)

Rank 83248.7%

Min	Avg	Max
53.7	Memory 73.7	79.2
30.9	1-Core 37.5	43.9
58.7	2-Core 74.5	87.9
41.5% 61.9 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
101	4-Core 141	170
89.6	8-Core 141	170
18.9% 141 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
113	64-Core 144	172
8.9% 144 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 22 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz

51.4% Above average

Memory 74.2

1-Core 40

2-Core 82.3

43% 65.5 Pts

4-Core 167

8-Core 170

22% 169 Pts

64-Core 169

10% 169 Pts

USA-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

XU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

50.5% Above average

Memory 76.3

1-Core 37.9

2-Core 75.1

42% 63.1 Pts

4-Core 146

8-Core 146

20% 146 Pts

64-Core 144

9% 144 Pts

TUR-User, 8 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

50% Above average

Memory 78.9

1-Core 42.3

2-Core 84.8

46% 68.7 Pts

4-Core 126

8-Core 125

17% 125 Pts

64-Core 127

8% 127 Pts

TUR-User, 8 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

50% Average

Memory 77.7

1-Core 33

2-Core 84

43% 64.9 Pts

4-Core 132

8-Core 133

18% 132 Pts

64-Core 144

9% 144 Pts

CHN-User, 2 years ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz

48.6% Average

Memory 77.7

1-Core 41.6

2-Core 83

45% 67.4 Pts

4-Core 122

8-Core 89.1

15% 106 Pts

64-Core 154

10% 154 Pts

USA-User, 3 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

48.1% Average

Memory 74

1-Core 41.9

2-Core 83.1

44% 66.3 Pts

4-Core 131

8-Core 136

18% 134 Pts

64-Core 139

9% 139 Pts

USA-User, 5 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

47.5% Average

Memory 70.8

1-Core 41.4

2-Core 83

42% 65.1 Pts

4-Core 140

8-Core 150

19% 145 Pts

64-Core 150

9% 150 Pts

USA-User, 8 months ago.Core2 Quad Q9450,

CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)

46.6% Average

Memory 71.1

1-Core 37.3

2-Core 76.7

41% 61.7 Pts

4-Core 130

8-Core 135

18% 132 Pts

64-Core 139

9% 139 Pts

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Gaming 5%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 4%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9450IntelBench 49%, 63 samples	1x

GPU
GeForce GT 220NvidiaBench 2%, 19,671 samples	7x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples	7x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	6x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	5x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	5x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	41x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples	13x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	9x

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Specifications

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Description	Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9450 (12M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
Code Name	Yorkfield
Launch Date	Q1'08
Processor Number	Q9450
# 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	N/A
Clock Speed	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Max TDP	95 W
FSB Parity	Yes

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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Core2 Quad Q9450

Average Bench: 48.7% (832^nd of 1442)

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Core2 Quad Q9450

Average Bench: 48.7% (832nd of 1442)

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