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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q9550
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AMD logo Phenom 9950

Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 logo AMD Phenom 9950 logo
General information Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom 9950
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2+
Clock 2.8 GHz 0 % 2.6 GHz 7.1 %
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 9950
Overall Score 35071 0 % 33221 5.3 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1513 0 % 1218 19.5 %
Single Thread Score 1219.8 0 % 1025 16 %
Encrypting Data 3478.9 MB/s 0 % 2775.9 MB/s 20.2 %
Compressing Data 48.5 MB/s 0 % 42.1 MB/s 13.2 %
String objects sorting 6473.2 thousand/s 0 % 5415.8 thousand/s 16.3 %
Prime numbers generation 19.2 millions/s 0 % 8 millions/s 58.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10668.9 millions/s 0 % 6031 millions/s 43.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6076.2 millions/s 0 % 4406.3 millions/s 27.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q9550, Phenom 9950.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q9550 Phenom 9950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 58.9 FPS 53.5 FPS
High settings 94.2 FPS 85.5 FPS
Medium settings 117.7 FPS 106.9 FPS
Low settings 147.2 FPS 133.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.2 %

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 9950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.4 FPS 109.1 FPS
High settings 179.8 FPS 174.5 FPS
Medium settings 224.8 FPS 218.2 FPS
Low settings 281.0 FPS 272.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.9 %
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