Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 2048 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz, Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 16.05

Overall Rank: 2808

Last Price Change: $128.88 USD (2021-01-23)

Average CPU Mark

2069

Single Thread Rating: 1145
Samples: 1626*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,007
Thread: 1,101

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Integer Math	9,953 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,628 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,108 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	546.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46,340 KBytes/Sec
Physics	146 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	810 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,145 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,069

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		16.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		1,145

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2090259 - Apr 30 2024		1221
BL2057453 - Mar 21 2024		1208
BL2052918 - Mar 16 2024		1579
BL2033912 - Feb 25 2024		2277
BL2031292 - Feb 22 2024		2342

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		2,069
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,535 (+22.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,776 (-14.1%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,722 (-16.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,099 (+1.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,644 (-20.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,512 (+21.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,379 (+15.0%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,049 (-1.0%)
AMD A8-3800 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		2,021 (-2.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,888 (-8.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,833 (-11.4%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core2 Quad Q8400		1,785 (-13.7%)

Is the Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz		155

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