Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 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 3072 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 85.35

Overall Rank:
2950th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2950th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
881st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $25.05 USD (2024-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2138

Single Thread Rating

1138

Samples: 2477*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,157
Thread: 1,114

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	10,109 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,642 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,156 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	555.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,483 KBytes/Sec
Physics	164 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	815 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,138 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,138

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		85.35
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		1,138

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2288174 - Dec 19 2024		2325
BL2281465 - Dec 16 2024		2350
BL2279364 - Dec 15 2024		2353
BL2279165 - Dec 14 2024		2397
BL2276046 - Dec 13 2024		2011

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		2,138
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,272 (+6.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,156 (+0.8%)
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,656 (-22.5%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,617 (+22.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 830 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,072 (-3.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,795 (-16.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,521 (+17.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,417 (+13.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		2,401 (+12.3%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,864 (-12.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,858 (-13.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9400		1,826 (-14.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz		163

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