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Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Intel Core i9-13900K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2008
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Released
Q4/2022
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Core i9-13900K

What's the best choice Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 or Intel Core i9-13900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 has a maximum frequency of 2.83 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2008.

Intel Core i9-13900K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1405 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    397 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    370 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1184 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1082 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1169 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    12 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.83 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 6 times more cores

    24 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    355 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    20 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    5 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    5 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core2 Duo left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    No left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
  • Successor
    No left arrow No
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.83 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No left arrow No
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 32
  • Turbo (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR2-800 / DDR3-1066 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe
    No data left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core i9-13900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP up
    No left arrow No
  • TDP (PL2)
    No left arrow 241 W
  • TDP down
    No left arrow No
  • Tjunction max.
    90 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    No left arrow 36.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Yorkfield left arrow Raptor Lake S
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 775 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q1/2008 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 and Intel Core i9-13900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
435
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
2267
Intel Core i9-13900K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1642
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
38460
Intel Core i9-13900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
460
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
2147
Intel Core i9-13900K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1527
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
23982
Intel Core i9-13900K

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