Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
| CPU Snapshot | |||
| Release date: | Aug 10, 2008 | Price at Launch: | $316 |
| Type: | Desktop | Socket: | Socket LGA 775 |
| Cores: | 4 | Threads: | 4 |
| Multithreading: | No | ||
| Clocks & Cache | |||
| Base Clock: | 3 GHz | L2 Cache: | 12 MB |
| Platform | |||
| Codename: | Yorkfield | Process Size: | 45nm |
| Memory Support: | DDR2-800 or DDR3-1066 | TDP: | 95 W |
| PCIe Support: | PCIe 2.0, 16 Lanes | Box Cooler: | Yes |
| Integrated Features | |||
| Integrated Graphics: | No | NPU: | No |
Price History
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 pricing
| Price | Date | |
| Current | $184 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Highest* | $181 | Oct 11, 2026 |
| Lowest* | $145 | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Average | $167 | |
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To see the results table, click . To see the benchmarks, click . Intels Core 2 Quad processors have four cores, which makes them ideal if you want to run many applications simultaneously. Alternatively, by using multi-threaded applications, such...
By Expert Reviews onCore 2 Quad Q9650 The primary competitor of the Core 2 Quad Q9650 is the AMD Phenom X4 940. In most benchmarks the Q9650 beats the Phenom X4 940, but the difference is small. The Intel processor costs about €320 while the AMD CPU is sold for about...
By PC Games Hardware onGetting back to the Q9650 in question, I was generally pleased with its performance here today. The LGA 775 chip was a direct swap-in on my current system, which would be nice for most as you wont have to reformat your hard drive due to a new...
By OverClock Intelligence Agency onIntel With the demand for better graphics increasing each time a new game comes out, companies are striving to stay at the top of the charts with better, faster hardware. While most single core processors used to cut it for games like Doom and D&D,...
By TechwareLabs onComme tous les processeurs à quatre cœurs, le Q9650 se destine essentiellement aux personnes utilisant fréquemment des logiciels d'édition vidéo, photo ou 3D. Pour les autres, l'achat d'un processeur à deux...
By Les Numériques
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Der Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 greift auf satte 12 MB L2-Cache zurück. Der Test zeigt auf, ob die Quad-Core-CPU den neuen Baureihen von AMD und Intel Paroli bieten kann. Der Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 ist mit 3 GHz Arbeitstakt und 12 MB L2-Cache das...
By PC-Welt.de
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Der Quad Q9650 ist seit etwa 3 Monaten im Handel und inzwischen von einst 500 Euro auf erschwinglich 320 Euro gefallen. Zudem laufen Intels Extreme-Modelle aus, was den Core 2 Quad Q9650 zum schnellsten Core 2 Quad im Laden macht. Zudem ist der Q9650...
By PC Games Hardware
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The Core 2 Quad processors in Intels Q9x50 range are quad-core versions of the Core 2 Duo E8xxx line.When using applications that arent optimized to use the four cores available on the Q9x50, there is very little difference between the processor...
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