Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9300. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

396Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score391
1266Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1238
16493DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450ProcessorIntel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
2660 MHzFrequency2530 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads4
95 WTDP45 W
YorkfieldCodenamePenryn
LGA775PackageSocket P (478)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

397Single-Core Score391
1304Multi-Core Score1190
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview (64-bit)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P43T-ES3GModelDell Inc. Precision M4400
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P43T-ES3GMotherboardDell Inc. 0NY980
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450NameIntel Core 2 Extreme Q9300
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
2.67 GHzBase Frequency2.53 GHz
2666 MHzMaximum Frequency2.53 GHz
Socket 775 LGAPackageSocket P (478)
YorkfieldCodenamePenryn
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
6.00 MB x 2L2 Cache6.00 MB x 2

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
666 MHzFrequency410 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

397Single-Core Score391
53Crypto Score50
424Integer Score405
396Floating Point Score 418
53
92.7 MB/sec
AES-XTS50
87.4 MB/sec
595
3.01 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)536
2.71 MB/sec
498
23.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression469
22.2 Mpixels/sec
406
1.15 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)337
951.3 KTE/sec
383
449.3 KElements/sec
HTML5349
410.0 KElements/sec
435
136.2 Krows/sec
SQLite449
140.7 Krows/sec
424
23.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering429
23.3 Mpixels/sec
362
115.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering349
111.3 KB/sec
433
3.37 Klines/sec
Clang445
3.47 Klines/sec
332
3.85 images/sec
Camera334
3.87 images/sec
374
468.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics375
469.6 Kpairs/sec
429
2660.0 FPS
Rigid Body Physics442
2738.9 FPS
350
19.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur365
20.1 Mpixels/sec
446
3.43 images/sec
Face Detection450
3.46 images/sec
470
11.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection473
11.7 Mpixels/sec
593
29.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting601
29.5 Mpixels/sec
490
6.68 Mpixels/sec
HDR779
10.6 Mpixels/sec
476
382.3 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing492
394.7 Kpixels/sec
264
2.37 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion269
2.41 Kpixels/sec
491
15.7 Words/sec
Speech Recognition491
15.7 Words/sec
178
6.88 images/sec
Machine Learning174
6.74 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1304Multi-Core Score1190
205Crypto Score188
1373Integer Score1235
1339Floating Point Score 1260
205
358.5 MB/sec
AES-XTS188
327.7 MB/sec
2020
10.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1855
9.38 MB/sec
1879
88.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1683
79.6 Mpixels/sec
781
2.20 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)657
1.85 MTE/sec
1442
1.69 MElements/sec
HTML51271
1.49 MElements/sec
1656
518.7 Krows/sec
SQLite1581
495.3 Krows/sec
1298
70.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1325
71.9 Mpixels/sec
963
306.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering858
273.5 KB/sec
1661
12.9 Klines/sec
Clang1341
10.5 Klines/sec
1176
13.6 images/sec
Camera1061
12.3 images/sec
1309
1.64 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1173
1.47 Mpairs/sec
1681
10412.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1542
9552.5 FPS
1354
74.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1256
69.0 Mpixels/sec
1759
13.5 images/sec
Face Detection1566
12.1 images/sec
1555
38.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1374
33.9 Mpixels/sec
1842
90.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1719
84.3 Mpixels/sec
1760
24.0 Mpixels/sec
HDR2393
32.6 Mpixels/sec
1897
1.52 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1766
1.42 Mpixels/sec
977
8.76 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion829
7.43 Kpixels/sec
1133
36.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1035
33.1 Words/sec
449
17.4 images/sec
Machine Learning416
16.1 images/sec