Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 vs Intel Core i7-720QM

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 and Intel Core i7-720QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

376Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score360
1188Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1140
PassMark CPU Mark Rating1652
PassMark Single Thread Rating969
15823DMark Time Spy Physics Score1360

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400ProcessorIntel Core i7-720QM
2660 MHzFrequency1600 MHz
Maximum Frequency2800 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads8
95 WTDP45 W
YorkfieldCodenameClarksfield
LGA775PackagePGA988

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

383Single-Core Score347
1206Multi-Core Score1199
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
System manufacturer P5QL PROModelHewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8540w
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5QL PROMotherboardHewlett-Packard 1521

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400NameIntel Core i7-720QM
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5
2.66 GHzBase Frequency1.60 GHz
2663 MHzMaximum Frequency2792 MHz
Socket 775 LGAPackageSocket 989 rPGA
YorkfieldCodenameClarksfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
3.00 MB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 4
L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize16.00 GB
399 MHzFrequency664 MHz
DDR2 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

383Single-Core Score347
53Crypto Score51
414Integer Score368
370Floating Point Score 350
53
93.0 MB/sec
AES-XTS51
89.2 MB/sec
531
2.68 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)492
2.49 MB/sec
498
23.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression419
19.8 Mpixels/sec
367
1.03 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)410
1.16 MTE/sec
386
452.7 KElements/sec
HTML5338
396.3 KElements/sec
432
135.4 Krows/sec
SQLite349
109.3 Krows/sec
424
23.0 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering353
19.2 Mpixels/sec
354
112.7 KB/sec
Text Rendering270
85.9 KB/sec
435
3.39 Klines/sec
Clang375
2.92 Klines/sec
335
3.89 images/sec
Camera350
4.06 images/sec
273
341.9 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics384
480.0 Kpairs/sec
431
2671.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics429
2657.7 FPS
344
18.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur273
15.0 Mpixels/sec
444
3.42 images/sec
Face Detection335
2.58 images/sec
465
11.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection235
5.79 Mpixels/sec
535
26.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting600
29.5 Mpixels/sec
489
6.66 Mpixels/sec
HDR560
7.63 Mpixels/sec
478
383.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing414
332.8 Kpixels/sec
264
2.37 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion265
2.37 Kpixels/sec
375
12.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition430
13.7 Words/sec
170
6.56 images/sec
Machine Learning170
6.55 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1206Multi-Core Score1199
203Crypto Score133
1294Integer Score1259
1181Floating Point Score 1247
203
353.7 MB/sec
AES-XTS133
232.0 MB/sec
1702
8.61 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1897
9.59 MB/sec
1792
84.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1502
71.1 Mpixels/sec
697
1.97 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1388
3.91 MTE/sec
1344
1.58 MElements/sec
HTML51073
1.26 MElements/sec
1548
485.0 Krows/sec
SQLite1075
336.7 Krows/sec
1370
74.4 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1306
70.9 Mpixels/sec
930
296.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering1038
330.7 KB/sec
1580
12.3 Klines/sec
Clang1276
9.94 Klines/sec
1139
13.2 images/sec
Camera1009
11.7 images/sec
875
1.10 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1216
1.52 Mpairs/sec
1639
10155.1 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1439
8915.2 FPS
1291
71.0 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur938
51.6 Mpixels/sec
1681
12.9 images/sec
Face Detection1271
9.78 images/sec
1451
35.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1429
35.2 Mpixels/sec
1492
73.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2022
99.2 Mpixels/sec
1719
23.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR2266
30.9 Mpixels/sec
1826
1.47 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1353
1.09 Mpixels/sec
951
8.52 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion923
8.27 Kpixels/sec
766
24.5 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1384
44.2 Words/sec
403
15.6 images/sec
Machine Learning482
18.6 images/sec