Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Core i7-740QM

What is the difference between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core i7-740QM. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core i7-740QM
Intel Core i7-740QM

Performance (Benchmarks)

414Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score395
1315Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1267
PassMark CPU Mark Rating1754
PassMark Single Thread Rating985
17053DMark Time Spy Physics Score1489

Processor Specs

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550ProcessorIntel Core i7-740QM
2830 MHzFrequency1730 MHz
Maximum Frequency2930 MHz
4Cores4
4Threads8
95 WTDP45 W
YorkfieldCodenameClarksfield
LGA775PackagePGA988

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

425Single-Core Score393
1411Multi-Core Score1322
Geekbench 5.2.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Dell Inc. OptiPlex 755ModelSony Corporation VPCF13M0E
Dell Inc. 0PU052MotherboardSony Corporation VAIO
BalancedPower PlanBilanciato

CPU Specifications

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550NameIntel Core i7-740QM
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5
2.83 GHzBase Frequency1.73 GHz
2.83 GHzMaximum Frequency2921 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
6.00 MB x 2L2 Cache256 KB x 4
L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

4.00 GBSize8.00 GB
399 MHzFrequency664 MHz
DDR2 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

425Single-Core Score393
57Crypto Score42
445Integer Score386
442Floating Point Score 467
57
99.4 MB/sec		AES-XTS42
73.0 MB/sec
625
3.16 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)500
2.53 MB/sec
526
24.9 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression442
20.9 Mpixels/sec
386
1.09 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)423
1.19 MTE/sec
400
469.6 KElements/sec		HTML5356
418.4 KElements/sec
477
149.3 Krows/sec		SQLite369
115.7 Krows/sec
451
24.5 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering388
21.0 Mpixels/sec
378
120.6 KB/sec		Text Rendering314
100.2 KB/sec
476
3.71 Klines/sec		Clang389
3.03 Klines/sec
351
4.07 images/sec		Camera329
3.81 images/sec
405
507.1 Kpairs/sec		N-Body Physics343
428.8 Kpairs/sec
456
2826.5 FPS		Rigid Body Physics407
2520.1 FPS
396
21.8 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur433
23.8 Mpixels/sec
472
3.64 images/sec		Face Detection503
3.87 images/sec
495
12.2 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection484
11.9 Mpixels/sec
635
31.2 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting799
39.2 Mpixels/sec
819
11.2 Mpixels/sec		HDR814
11.1 Mpixels/sec
512
411.5 Kpixels/sec		Ray Tracing533
427.9 Kpixels/sec
281
2.52 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion347
3.11 Kpixels/sec
535
17.1 Words/sec		Speech Recognition542
17.3 Words/sec
184
7.12 images/sec		Machine Learning239
9.25 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1411Multi-Core Score1322
224Crypto Score145
1475Integer Score1382
1469Floating Point Score 1389
224
390.7 MB/sec		AES-XTS145
252.8 MB/sec
2208
11.2 MB/sec		Text Compression (LZMA)2097
10.6 MB/sec
1989
94.1 Mpixels/sec		Image Compression1664
78.7 Mpixels/sec
745
2.10 MTE/sec		Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1270
3.58 MTE/sec
1566
1.84 MElements/sec		HTML51271
1.49 MElements/sec
1872
586.5 Krows/sec		SQLite1280
400.9 Krows/sec
1527
82.8 Mpixels/sec		PDF Rendering1444
78.4 Mpixels/sec
997
317.7 KB/sec		Text Rendering1101
350.8 KB/sec
1838
14.3 Klines/sec		Clang1460
11.4 Klines/sec
1235
14.3 images/sec		Camera1096
12.7 images/sec
1298
1.62 Mpairs/sec		N-Body Physics1441
1.80 Mpairs/sec
1812
11229.0 FPS		Rigid Body Physics1597
9893.1 FPS
1444
79.4 Mpixels/sec		Gaussian Blur1026
56.4 Mpixels/sec
1870
14.4 images/sec		Face Detection1456
11.2 images/sec
1583
39.0 Mpixels/sec		Horizon Detection1630
40.2 Mpixels/sec
1956
96.0 Mpixels/sec		Image Inpainting2226
109.2 Mpixels/sec
2790
38.0 Mpixels/sec		HDR2521
34.3 Mpixels/sec
2014
1.62 Mpixels/sec		Ray Tracing1584
1.27 Mpixels/sec
1039
9.31 Kpixels/sec		Structure from Motion1020
9.14 Kpixels/sec
1220
39.0 Words/sec		Speech Recognition1389
44.4 Words/sec
490
18.9 images/sec		Machine Learning527
20.3 images/sec