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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q9550
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AMD logo Phenom 9850

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General information Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom 9850
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2+
Clock 2.8 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 10.7 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 24 % 125 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom 9850
Overall Score 35071 0 % 32483 7.4 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1513 0 % 1113 26.4 %
Single Thread Score 1218.6 0 % 941.8 22.7 %
Encrypting Data 3489.2 MB/s 0 % 2542.3 MB/s 27.1 %
Compressing Data 47.8 MB/s 0 % 38.5 MB/s 19.4 %
String objects sorting 6557.1 thousand/s 0 % 4850 thousand/s 26 %
Prime numbers generation 18.9 millions/s 0 % 6.9 millions/s 63.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10615.4 millions/s 0 % 5234.4 millions/s 50.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6027.8 millions/s 0 % 4256.6 millions/s 29.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q9550, Phenom 9850.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom 9850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.9 FPS 51.3 FPS
High settings 94.2 FPS 82.1 FPS
Medium settings 117.7 FPS 102.6 FPS
Low settings 147.2 FPS 128.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.8 %

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 9850
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.4 FPS 107.8 FPS
High settings 179.8 FPS 172.5 FPS
Medium settings 224.8 FPS 215.6 FPS
Low settings 281.0 FPS 269.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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