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Intel logo Core2 Extreme Q9300
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General information Core2 Extreme Q9300 Phenom X3 8550
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket PGA478 AM2
Clock 2.5 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 12 %
Cores 4 0 % 3 25 %
Threads 4 0 % 3 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 W 52.6 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Extreme Q9300 Phenom X3 8550
Overall Score 33370 0 % 28900 13.4 %
Future Proof 10 % 23.1 % 13 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1240 0 % 698 43.7 %
Single Thread Score 1057.5 0 % 830.8 21.4 %
Encrypting Data 2814.6 MB/s 0 % 1604.1 MB/s 43 %
Compressing Data 40.3 MB/s 0 % 21.6 MB/s 46.3 %
String objects sorting 5503 thousand/s 0 % 3209.8 thousand/s 41.7 %
Prime numbers generation 16 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 75.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8970.6 millions/s 0 % 2827 millions/s 68.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 4390.5 millions/s 0 % 2446.9 millions/s 44.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Extreme Q9300, Phenom X3 8550.

Average frames per second Core2 Extreme Q9300 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.9 FPS 40.7 FPS
High settings 86.3 FPS 65.1 FPS
Medium settings 107.8 FPS 81.4 FPS
Low settings 134.8 FPS 101.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.5 %

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 Extreme Q9300 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.4 FPS 101.4 FPS
High settings 175.1 FPS 162.2 FPS
Medium settings 218.9 FPS 202.8 FPS
Low settings 273.6 FPS 253.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.4 %
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