Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can Core 2 Quad Q9550 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

High-end Desktop processor released in 2008 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 2.83GHz, max speed at 2.83GHz, and a 95W power rating. Core 2 Quad Q9550 is based on the Yorkfield 45nm family and part of the Core 2 Quad series.
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Core 2 Quad Q9550 - 1080p - RX 6600 XT - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

Core i7-3930K
81.7
Core i7-2600K
81.7
Core i7-3930K
81.7
Core i7-2600K
81.7
Core i7-2600
81.7
Core i7-2600K
81.7
Core i7-2600
81.7
Core i7-2700K
81.7
Core i7-2700K
81.7
Core i7-2600
81.7
Core i7-2600K
81.7
Core i7-2600
81.7
Core i7-2700K
81.7
Core i7-3930K
81.7
Core i7-3930K
81.7
Core i7-2700K
81.7
Core i7-880
79.2
Core i7-975
79.2
Core i7-860
79.2
Core i7-960
79.2
Core i7-965
79.2
Core i7-875K
79.2
Core i7-2600S
79.2
Core i7-950
79.2
Core i7-965
79.2
Core i7-940
79.2
Core i7-940
79.2
Core i7-950
79.2
Core i7-2600S
79.2
Core i7-875K
79.2
Core i7-880
79.2
Core i7-960
79.2
Core i7-870
79.2
Core i7-860
79.2
Core i7-975
79.2
Core i7-975
79.2
Core i7-965
79.2
Core i7-950
79.2
Core i7-940
79.2
Core i7-870
79.2
Core i7-860
79.2
Core i7-880
79.2
Core i7-980
79.2
Core i7-870
79.2
Core i7-970
79.2
Core i7-980
79.2
Core i7-970
79.2
Core i7-980
79.2
Core i7-980
79.2
Core i7-970
79.2
Core i7-2600S
79.2
Core i7-875K
79.2
Core i7-970
79.2
Core i7-960
79.2
Core i7-2600S
79.2
Core i7-880
79.2
Core i7-870
79.2
Core i7-960
79.2
Core i7-875K
79.2
Core i7-950
79.2
Core i7-965
79.2
Core i7-940
79.2
Core i7-975
79.2
Core i7-860
79.2
Core 2 Quad Q9400
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650
76.7
Phenom II X4 920
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450
76.7
Phenom II X4 975
76.7
Phenom II X4 850
76.7
Phenom II X4 980
76.7
Phenom II X4 B99
76.7
Phenom II X4 970
76.7
Phenom II X4 830
76.7
Phenom II X4 955
76.7
Phenom II X4 940
76.7
Phenom II X4 925
76.7
Phenom II X4 B99
76.7
Phenom II X4 945
76.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
76.7
Phenom II X4 965
76.7
Phenom II X4 820
76.7
Phenom II X4 B93
76.7
Phenom II X4 B95
76.7
Phenom II X4 940
76.7
Phenom II X4 830
76.7
Phenom II X4 970
76.7
Phenom II X4 975
76.7
Phenom II X4 980
76.7
Phenom II X4 850
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450
76.7
Phenom II X4 B93
76.7
Phenom II X4 B95
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450
76.7
Phenom II X4 820
76.7
Phenom II X4 940
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650
76.7
Phenom II X4 920
76.7
Phenom II X4 925
76.7
Phenom II X4 955
76.7
Phenom II X4 945
76.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
76.7
Phenom II X4 965
76.7
Phenom II X4 820
76.7
Phenom II X4 B93
76.7
Phenom II X4 B95
76.7
Phenom II X4 830
76.7
Phenom II X4 965
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550
76.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
76.7
Phenom II X4 945
76.7
Phenom II X4 955
76.7
Phenom II X4 925
76.7
Phenom II X4 920
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505
76.7
Phenom II X4 970
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9450
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400
76.7
Phenom II X4 850
76.7
Phenom II X4 980
76.7
Phenom II X4 B99
76.7
Phenom II X4 975
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505
76.7
Phenom II X4 975
76.7
Core 2 Quad Q9650
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
76.7
Phenom II X6 1065T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
76.7
Phenom II X6 1075T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1090T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
76.7
Phenom II X6 1065T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
76.7
Phenom II X6 1075T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1090T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1065T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1090T
76.7
FX-8120
76.7
FX-8120
76.7
FX-8100
76.7
FX-8120
76.7
FX-8100
76.7
FX-8120
76.7
FX-8100
76.7
FX-8100
76.7
Phenom II X4 920
76.7
Phenom II X6 1065T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1090T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1075T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
76.7
Phenom II X6 1100T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T
76.7
Phenom II X6 1075T
76.7
Core i7-920
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
76.7
Phenom II X4 925
76.7
Phenom II X4 955
76.7
Phenom II X4 945
76.7
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
76.7
Phenom II X4 965
76.7
Phenom II X4 820
76.7
Phenom II X4 B93
76.7
Phenom II X4 940
76.7
Phenom II X4 830
76.7
Phenom II X4 970
76.7
Phenom II X4 B99
76.7
Phenom II X4 980
76.7
Phenom II X4 850
76.7
Phenom II X4 B95
76.7
Core i7-930
76.7
Core i7-870S
76.7
Phenom II X6 1055T
76.7
Core i7-870S
76.7
Core i7-860S
76.7
Core i7-870S
76.7
Core i7-930
76.7
Core i7-860S
76.7
Core i7-920
76.7
Core i7-930
76.7
Core i7-920
76.7
Core i7-860S
76.7
Core i7-870S
76.7
Core i7-930
76.7
Core i7-920
76.7
Core i7-860S
76.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 805
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
74.3
Phenom II X4 970 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 980 Black
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400
74.3
Phenom II X4 810
74.3
Phenom II X4 910
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
74.3
Phenom II X4 B97
74.3
Phenom II X4 960T
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6700
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
74.3
Phenom II X4 970 Black
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6700
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
74.3
Phenom II X4 980 Black
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6700
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400
74.3
Phenom II X4 810
74.3
Phenom II X4 910
74.3
Phenom II X4 805
74.3
Phenom II X4 B97
74.3
Phenom II X4 960T
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
74.3
Phenom II X4 970 Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1045T
74.3
Phenom II X4 960T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1035T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1035T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 805
74.3
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1035T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1045T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
74.3
Phenom II X6 1035T
74.3
Phenom II X6 1045T
74.3
Phenom II X4 980 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 B97
74.3
Phenom II X6 1045T
74.3
Phenom II X4 910
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6700
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400
74.3
Phenom II X4 810
74.3
Phenom II X4 810
74.3
Phenom II X4 805
74.3
Phenom II X4 B97
74.3
Phenom II X4 960T
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q6600
74.3
Phenom II X4 910
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
74.3
Phenom II X4 970 Black
74.3
Phenom II X4 980 Black
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q8400
74.3
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
74.3
Phenom II X4 840T
71.8
Phenom II X4 905e
71.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
71.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
71.8
Phenom X4 9500
71.8
Phenom X4 9600
71.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
71.8
Phenom II X4 910e
71.8
Phenom II X4 900e
71.8
Phenom II X4 905e
71.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
71.8
Phenom X4 9500
71.8
Phenom X4 9600
71.8
Phenom II X4 910e
71.8
Phenom II X4 900e
71.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
71.8
Phenom II X4 840T
71.8
Phenom X4 9600
71.8
Phenom X4 9600
71.8
Phenom II X4 910e
71.8
Phenom II X4 900e
71.8
Phenom II X4 905e
71.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
71.8
Phenom X4 9500
71.8
Phenom II X4 840T
71.8
Phenom II X4 840T
71.8
Phenom II X4 900e
71.8
Phenom II X4 905e
71.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
71.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
71.8
Phenom X4 9500
71.8
Phenom II X4 910e
71.8
Phenom II X4 840
69.3
Phenom X3 8550
69.3
Phenom X3 8650
69.3
Phenom X4 9600B
69.3
Phenom X3 8600
69.3
Phenom X4 9550
69.3
Phenom X4 9650
69.3
Phenom X3 8650
69.3
Phenom X4 9750B
69.3
Phenom X4 9850B
69.3
Phenom X3 8550
69.3
Phenom X4 9600B
69.3
Phenom X3 8600
69.3
Phenom X4 9550
69.3
Phenom X4 9650
69.3
Phenom X4 9750B
69.3
Phenom X4 9850B
69.3
Phenom X4 9750B
69.3
Phenom II X4 840
69.3
Phenom X4 9650
69.3
Phenom X4 9650
69.3
Phenom II X4 840
69.3
Phenom X4 9850B
69.3
Phenom X3 8550
69.3
Phenom X3 8650
69.3
Phenom X4 9600B
69.3
Phenom X4 9550
69.3
Phenom X3 8600
69.3
Phenom II X4 840
69.3
Phenom X4 9750B
69.3
Phenom X4 9850B
69.3
Phenom X3 8550
69.3
Phenom X3 8650
69.3
Phenom X4 9600B
69.3
Phenom X3 8600
69.3
Phenom X4 9550
69.3
Core 2 Duo E7600
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
66.8
Core2 Duo E6700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5400+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6850
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E4700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6700
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6750
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6850
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6750
66.8
Core2 Duo E6700
66.8
Core2 Duo E6700
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6700
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6750
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6850
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5400+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E4700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6600
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
66.8
Phenom II X4 960T Black
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
66.8
Phenom II X4 960T Black
66.8
Core 2 Duo E4700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
66.8
Phenom X3 8400
66.8
Phenom X3 8750
66.8
Phenom X3 8400
66.8
Phenom X3 8750
66.8
Phenom X3 8850
66.8
Phenom X3 8400
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8500
66.8
Phenom X3 8750
66.8
Phenom X3 8850
66.8
Phenom II X4 960T Black
66.8
Phenom X3 8400
66.8
Phenom X3 8750
66.8
Phenom X3 8850
66.8
Phenom II X4 960T Black
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5400+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8600
66.8
Phenom X3 8850
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8500
66.8
Core 2 Duo E8600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E4700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E7600
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6750
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5200+
66.8
Core2 Duo E6700
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5600+
66.8
Athlon 64 X2 5400+
66.8
Core 2 Duo E6850
66.8
Pentium D 940
64.4
Pentium D 950
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-62
64.4
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-74
64.4
Pentium D 950
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-72
64.4
Pentium D 960
64.4
Pentium D 940
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-62
64.4
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-72
64.4
Pentium D 960
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-62
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-74
64.4
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-74
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-72
64.4
Pentium D 960
64.4
Pentium D 950
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-60
64.4
Pentium D 940
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-74
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-72
64.4
Pentium D 960
64.4
Pentium D 940
64.4
Pentium D 950
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-60
64.4
Athlon 64 FX-62
64.4
Pentium 4 630
9.9
Pentium 4 660
9.9
Athlon 64 FX-57
9.9
Pentium 4 630
9.9
Pentium 4 660
9.9
Athlon 64 FX-57
9.9
Pentium 4 630
9.9
Pentium 4 660
9.9
Athlon 64 FX-57
9.9
Pentium D 830
9.9
Pentium 4 660
9.9
Athlon 64 FX-57
9.9
Pentium D 820
9.9
Pentium D 830
9.9
Pentium D 820
9.9
Pentium D 830
9.9
Pentium D 820
9.9
Pentium D 820
9.9
Pentium D 830
9.9
Pentium 4 630
9.9

The Core 2 Quad Q9550 GPU ranks between the Phenom II X4 965 and Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Phenom II X4 965 but still offers 0% more juice than the Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 snags the 116th spot on the leaderboard. All in all, the Core 2 Quad Q9550 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 4 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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