Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 16.02

Overall Rank:
2859th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2816th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
862nd fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $128.88 USD (2021-01-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2065

Single Thread Rating

1144

Samples: 1630*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,007
Thread: 1,101

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,895 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,625 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,104 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	547.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,268 KBytes/Sec
Physics	146 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	808 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,144 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,065

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		16.02
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		1,144

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2119678 - Jun 09 2024		1598
BL2118335 - Jun 07 2024		1579
BL2106869 - May 22 2024		2327
BL2106094 - May 21 2024		1827
BL2090259 - Apr 30 2024		1221

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,065
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-14.0%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,712 (-17.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,093 (+1.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,644 (-20.4%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,536 (+22.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,506 (+21.4%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,500 (+21.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,382 (+15.4%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,063 (-0.1%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,049 (-0.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,890 (-8.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,833 (-11.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		155

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