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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 vs Intel Core i3-3210

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 75 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-3210
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Rank 2 - 85 %
Intel Core i3-3210
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
469
Intel Core i3-3210
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
629
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
1,550
Intel Core i3-3210
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
1,328
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
1,021
Intel Core i3-3210
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
785

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At a glance

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
FamilyIntel Core2 Quad (19)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)Intel Core i 3000 (31)
ArchitectureYorkfield (Penryn)Ivy Bridge S
Technology45 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 775LGA 1155
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 3.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache12.00 MB
L3-Cache3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency0.65 - 1.05 GHz
CUs / Shader / 6 / 48
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology22 nm
Release dateQ2/2012

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
MemoryDDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
TDP95 W55 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650Intel Core i3-3210
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsMMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ3/2008Q1/2013
Release price117 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-3210
Intel Core i3-3210
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz

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