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Intel logo Core2 Extreme Q9300
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General information Core2 Extreme Q9300 Core i3-550
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket PGA478 LGA1156
Clock 2.5 GHz 21.9 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 W 38.4 % 73 W 0 %
Performance Core2 Extreme Q9300 Core i3-550
Overall Score 33298 0 % 31852 4.3 %
Future Proof 10 % 44.4 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1229 0 % 1029 16.3 %
Single Thread Score 1059.7 20.3 % 1330.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2806.1 MB/s 0 % 2354.4 MB/s 16.1 %
Compressing Data 40.1 MB/s 0 % 34.4 MB/s 14.3 %
String objects sorting 5492 thousand/s 0 % 4796.9 thousand/s 12.7 %
Prime numbers generation 15.9 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 37.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 8952.8 millions/s 0 % 8437.1 millions/s 5.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 4425.8 millions/s 0 % 3667 millions/s 17.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Extreme Q9300, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core2 Extreme Q9300 Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.8 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 86.1 FPS 79.3 FPS
Medium settings 107.7 FPS 99.1 FPS
Low settings 134.6 FPS 123.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %

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 Extreme Q9300 Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 109.5 FPS 106.9 FPS
High settings 175.2 FPS 171.0 FPS
Medium settings 219.0 FPS 213.7 FPS
Low settings 273.7 FPS 267.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %
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