Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

440Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score414
1355Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1315
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score1705

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550
3000 MHzFrequency2830 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads4
130 WTDP95 W
YorkfieldCodenameYorkfield
Socket 775 LGAPackageLGA775

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

440Single-Core Score425
1317Multi-Core Score1411
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 12.0 (Build 21A5284e)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
iMacPro1,1ModelDell Inc. OptiPlex 755
iMacPro1,1Model ID
Acidanthera Mac-7BA5B2D9E42DDD94 iMacPro1,1MotherboardDell Inc. 0PU052
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Extreme X9650NameIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
3.00 GHzBase Frequency2.83 GHz
Maximum Frequency2.83 GHz
PackageSocket 775 LGA
CodenameYorkfield
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 GBSize4.00 GB
Frequency399 MHz
800 MT/sTransfer Rate
DDR2 SDRAMTypeDDR2 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

440Single-Core Score425
56Crypto Score57
451Integer Score445
480Floating Point Score 442
56
97.8 MB/sec
AES-XTS57
99.4 MB/sec
674
3.41 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)625
3.16 MB/sec
506
24.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression526
24.9 Mpixels/sec
427
1.21 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)386
1.09 MTE/sec
345
405.2 KElements/sec
HTML5400
469.6 KElements/sec
499
156.4 Krows/sec
SQLite477
149.3 Krows/sec
452
24.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering451
24.5 Mpixels/sec
373
118.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering378
120.6 KB/sec
489
3.81 Klines/sec
Clang476
3.71 Klines/sec
374
4.33 images/sec
Camera351
4.07 images/sec
385
482.1 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics405
507.1 Kpairs/sec
614
3801.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics456
2826.5 FPS
408
22.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur396
21.8 Mpixels/sec
542
4.17 images/sec
Face Detection472
3.64 images/sec
518
12.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection495
12.2 Mpixels/sec
695
34.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting635
31.2 Mpixels/sec
912
12.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR819
11.2 Mpixels/sec
568
456.4 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing512
411.5 Kpixels/sec
291
2.61 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion281
2.52 Kpixels/sec
544
17.4 Words/sec
Speech Recognition535
17.1 Words/sec
204
7.88 images/sec
Machine Learning184
7.12 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1317Multi-Core Score1411
204Crypto Score224
1351Integer Score1475
1429Floating Point Score 1469
204
356.4 MB/sec
AES-XTS224
390.7 MB/sec
2062
10.4 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2208
11.2 MB/sec
1758
83.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1989
94.1 Mpixels/sec
786
2.22 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)745
2.10 MTE/sec
1170
1.37 MElements/sec
HTML51566
1.84 MElements/sec
1791
561.2 Krows/sec
SQLite1872
586.5 Krows/sec
1340
72.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1527
82.8 Mpixels/sec
939
299.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering997
317.7 KB/sec
1677
13.1 Klines/sec
Clang1838
14.3 Klines/sec
1191
13.8 images/sec
Camera1235
14.3 images/sec
1268
1.59 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1298
1.62 Mpairs/sec
2173
13462.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1812
11229.0 FPS
1246
68.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1444
79.4 Mpixels/sec
1960
15.1 images/sec
Face Detection1870
14.4 images/sec
1503
37.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1583
39.0 Mpixels/sec
1799
88.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1956
96.0 Mpixels/sec
2797
38.1 Mpixels/sec
HDR2790
38.0 Mpixels/sec
2092
1.68 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2014
1.62 Mpixels/sec
981
8.78 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1039
9.31 Kpixels/sec
1001
32.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1220
39.0 Words/sec
486
18.8 images/sec
Machine Learning490
18.9 images/sec