Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 4096 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 1.54

Overall Rank:
2836th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2748th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
841st fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,495.95 USD (2013-04-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2304

Single Thread Rating

1231

Samples: 207*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,239
Thread: 1,140

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Integer Math	10,621 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,164 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,838 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	605.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	53,675 KBytes/Sec
Physics	165 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	952 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,231 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		2,304

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		1.54
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		1,231

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1803300 - Apr 25 2023		2439
BL1585925 - Jun 24 2022		2529
BL1534386 - Mar 17 2022		2352
BL1532583 - Mar 14 2022		2372
BL1523923 - Feb 28 2022		2360

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		2,304
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,689 (+16.7%)
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6800 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,145 (-6.9%)
Intel Core2 Extreme X9775 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,780 (+20.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,518 (+9.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,389 (+3.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,643 (+14.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,478 (+7.6%)
Intel Core2 Extreme X9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,404 (+4.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,358 (+2.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,338 (+1.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,272 (-1.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850		2,156 (-6.4%)

Is the Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz		171

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