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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500: specs and benchmarks
Summary
This is desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems.
Compatibility-wise, this is LGA775 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt.
It provides poor benchmark performance at 1.75% of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 9654.
General info
Core 2 Quad Q9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1955 | |
| Value for money | 4.75 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $50 | of 15710 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.83 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad Q9500 compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | LGA775 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| Demand Based Switching | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Quad Q9500. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
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Relative perfomance
Overall Core 2 Quad Q9500 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Quad Q9500 is Athlon II X4 635, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Quad Q9500:
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Quad Q9500, according to our PC configuration statistics.
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These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Quad Q9500 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 2441 configurations based on Core 2 Quad Q9500 in our database.
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