Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 and AMD Phenom X4 9850. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

356Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score312
1115Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1104
15433DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400ProcessorAMD Phenom X4 9850
2660 MHzFrequency2500 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads4
95 WTDP125 W
YorkfieldCodenameAgena
LGA775PackageSocket AM2+ (940)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

359Single-Core Score313
1163Multi-Core Score1113
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
GenericModelECS A780GM-A Ultra
G41 SeriesMotherboardECS A780GM-A Ultra
High performancePower PlanEquilibrado

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400NameAMD Phenom X4 9850
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 2 Stepping 3
2.66 GHzBase Frequency2.50 GHz
2659 MHzMaximum Frequency2.50 GHz
Socket 775 LGAPackageSocket AM2+ (940)
YorkfieldCodenameAgena
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 4
2.00 MB x 2L2 Cache512 KB x 4
L3 Cache2.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
531 MHzFrequency399 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

359Single-Core Score313
49Crypto Score47
396Integer Score356
332Floating Point Score 265
49
85.5 MB/sec
AES-XTS47
82.3 MB/sec
458
2.32 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)458
2.32 MB/sec
492
23.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression434
20.5 Mpixels/sec
364
1.03 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)350
987.8 KTE/sec
351
412.6 KElements/sec
HTML5371
435.9 KElements/sec
422
132.2 Krows/sec
SQLite343
107.3 Krows/sec
412
22.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering352
19.1 Mpixels/sec
353
112.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering312
99.3 KB/sec
414
3.23 Klines/sec
Clang357
2.78 Klines/sec
325
3.77 images/sec
Camera263
3.05 images/sec
239
299.0 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics227
283.6 Kpairs/sec
429
2654.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics346
2144.1 FPS
174
9.59 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur188
10.3 Mpixels/sec
442
3.40 images/sec
Face Detection204
1.57 images/sec
455
11.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection251
6.19 Mpixels/sec
492
24.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting510
25.0 Mpixels/sec
479
6.53 Mpixels/sec
HDR546
7.44 Mpixels/sec
464
372.3 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing281
225.4 Kpixels/sec
261
2.33 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion177
1.59 Kpixels/sec
329
10.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition291
9.31 Words/sec
160
6.17 images/sec
Machine Learning146
5.66 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1163Multi-Core Score1113
204Crypto Score172
1266Integer Score1264
1099Floating Point Score 943
204
355.4 MB/sec
AES-XTS172
301.1 MB/sec
1526
7.72 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1678
8.49 MB/sec
1810
85.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1653
78.2 Mpixels/sec
677
1.91 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)949
2.68 MTE/sec
1374
1.61 MElements/sec
HTML51335
1.57 MElements/sec
1610
504.6 Krows/sec
SQLite1267
397.1 Krows/sec
1349
73.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1286
69.8 Mpixels/sec
908
289.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering978
311.6 KB/sec
1467
11.4 Klines/sec
Clang1477
11.5 Klines/sec
1124
13.0 images/sec
Camera998
11.6 images/sec
692
866.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics806
1.01 Mpairs/sec
1639
10157.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1330
8238.1 FPS
1309
72.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur721
39.6 Mpixels/sec
1686
13.0 images/sec
Face Detection871
6.70 images/sec
1447
35.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection953
23.5 Mpixels/sec
1341
65.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1737
85.2 Mpixels/sec
1708
23.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR2057
28.0 Mpixels/sec
1850
1.49 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1343
1.08 Mpixels/sec
952
8.53 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion699
6.27 Kpixels/sec
647
20.7 Words/sec
Speech Recognition667
21.3 Words/sec
300
11.6 images/sec
Machine Learning364
14.1 images/sec