Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 Benchmark and Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400

The Core 2 Quad Q9400 is a 4 core CPU from Intel released in 2008. This chip has an average overall score with 1227 points in our CPU benchmark. Our gaming benchmark shows that this CPU is an average processor for gaming, with a score of 2282 points. As for multitasking and heavy workloads, the Core 2 Quad Q9400 scores 933 points and 895 points respectively. Indeed, this is a bad rating for very heavy workloads.

The Core 2 Quad Q9400 has 4 cores and 4 threads. This chip has no simultaneous multithreading support, as it has the same number of cores as threads. This Intel CPU has a clock speed of 2.7 GHz.

In terms of cache, the Core 2 Quad Q9400 has 6 MiB of level 2 cache. This is a fast memory located close to the processor, which stores copies of frequently used data from main memory.

Power and thermals for the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 CPU are a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 95 watts. This measures the amount of heat the processor produces when running at full load. This isn't a measure of power consumption, but it's a good estimate.

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