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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q9450
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AMD logo Phenom 9550

Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 logo AMD Phenom 9550 logo
General information Core2 Quad Q9450 Phenom 9550
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2+
Clock 2.7 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 18.5 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Quad Q9450 Phenom 9550
Overall Score 34483 0 % 32167 6.7 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1414 0 % 1071 24.3 %
Single Thread Score 1139.7 0 % 861.1 24.4 %
Encrypting Data 3199.7 MB/s 0 % 2422.8 MB/s 24.3 %
Compressing Data 44.5 MB/s 0 % 35.7 MB/s 19.7 %
String objects sorting 5941 thousand/s 0 % 4636.9 thousand/s 22 %
Prime numbers generation 17.9 millions/s 0 % 8 millions/s 55.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10181.8 millions/s 0 % 5132.4 millions/s 49.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5680.3 millions/s 0 % 3778.3 millions/s 33.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q9450, Phenom 9550.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q9450 Phenom 9550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 57.2 FPS 50.4 FPS
High settings 91.5 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 114.4 FPS 100.7 FPS
Low settings 142.9 FPS 125.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.9 %

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 Q9450 Phenom 9550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 111.3 FPS 107.3 FPS
High settings 178.1 FPS 171.6 FPS
Medium settings 222.7 FPS 214.5 FPS
Low settings 278.3 FPS 268.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %
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