Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.8 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 Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 45.65

Overall Rank:
3029th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
2911th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
885th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.01 USD (2020-09-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2238

Single Thread Rating

1214

Samples: 322*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,313
Thread: 1,174

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Integer Math	10,715 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,901 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,490 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	583.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,692 KBytes/Sec
Physics	164 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	861 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,214 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
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 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,238

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.19
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		45.65
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		1,214

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2550929 - Apr 13 2025		2434
BL2550890 - Apr 13 2025		2440
BL2534552 - Apr 05 2025		2397
BL2521776 - Mar 31 2025		2095
BL2495360 - Mar 20 2025		2440

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		2,238
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,262 (+1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,713 (+21.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,427 (+8.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,411 (+7.8%)
AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,373 (+6.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,241 (+0.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,081 (-7.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,535 (+13.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,425 (+8.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,360 (+5.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,171 (-3.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q9500		2,166 (-3.2%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,410
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz		169

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