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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q9550
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General information Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom X3 8550
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 2.8 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 21.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 3 25 %
Threads 4 0 % 3 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom X3 8550
Overall Score 35071 0 % 28900 17.6 %
Future Proof 10 % 23.1 % 13 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1513 0 % 698 53.9 %
Single Thread Score 1224.7 0 % 842.5 31.2 %
Encrypting Data 3440.8 MB/s 0 % 1607.3 MB/s 53.3 %
Compressing Data 48.4 MB/s 0 % 21.7 MB/s 55.1 %
String objects sorting 6485.3 thousand/s 0 % 3197 thousand/s 50.7 %
Prime numbers generation 19.2 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 78.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10701 millions/s 0 % 2815.7 millions/s 73.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6027.8 millions/s 0 % 2461.5 millions/s 59.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q9550, Phenom X3 8550.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.9 FPS 40.6 FPS
High settings 94.2 FPS 65.0 FPS
Medium settings 117.7 FPS 81.3 FPS
Low settings 147.2 FPS 101.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 31 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.4 FPS 101.3 FPS
High settings 179.8 FPS 162.1 FPS
Medium settings 224.7 FPS 202.6 FPS
Low settings 280.9 FPS 253.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.8 %
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