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Intel logo Core2 Quad Q9550

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General information Core2 Quad Q9650 Core2 Quad Q9550
Launched Q4 2008 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Series Name Intel Core 2 Quad Intel Core 2 Quad
Core Family Name Yorkfield Yorkfield
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 6.7 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 6 MB
2 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Performance Core2 Quad Q9650 Core2 Quad Q9550
Overall Score 35407 0 % 34935 1.3 %
Future Proof 10 % 0 % 10 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1572 0 % 1489 5.3 %
Single Thread Score 1284.3 0 % 1208.8 5.9 %
Encrypting Data 3661.1 MB/s 0 % 3487.1 MB/s 4.8 %
Compressing Data 50.9 MB/s 0 % 48.3 MB/s 5 %
String objects sorting 6872.6 thousand/s 0 % 6479.7 thousand/s 5.7 %
Prime numbers generation 19 millions/s 0.3 % 19 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11261.4 millions/s 0 % 10743.8 millions/s 4.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6360.3 millions/s 0 % 6027.8 millions/s 5.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Quad Q9650, Core2 Quad Q9550.

Average frames per second Core2 Quad Q9650 Core2 Quad Q9550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 60.3 FPS 58.8 FPS
High settings 96.4 FPS 94.1 FPS
Medium settings 120.5 FPS 117.7 FPS
Low settings 150.6 FPS 147.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %

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 Q9650 Core2 Quad Q9550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 113.1 FPS 112.3 FPS
High settings 181.0 FPS 179.6 FPS
Medium settings 226.2 FPS 224.5 FPS
Low settings 282.8 FPS 280.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.8 %
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