core 2 quad q9950 vs q9650
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Ecky
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You're probably thinking of the Q9550, not 9950. Here's a list of Core2 CPUs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors
The only difference between a 9550 and 9650 is the stock clockspeed - the 9650 is clocked ~6% higher, which you're unlikely to notice. Be aware that there are no socket 775 that meet even the minimum requirements for many modern games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_2_microprocessors
The only difference between a 9550 and 9650 is the stock clockspeed - the 9650 is clocked ~6% higher, which you're unlikely to notice. Be aware that there are no socket 775 that meet even the minimum requirements for many modern games.
Vitric9
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One neat site to use of all the comparison sites is CPU world. Not all processors have a benchmark a good many SKUs have benchmarks and most of those can be compared. It is not absolute or anything so take the findings with a grain of salt. More of a useful guide. So roughly you can see what the IPC gains are for comparing processors.
While there is no scoring for the Core 2 Q9650, there is for the Q9550. Here is an example ,now just pulling this out of my hat,
Q9550 vs Athlon ii 640 (usually google search works fine) and you shall come to this within a few results
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/455/AMD_Athlon_II_X4_640_vs_Intel_Core_2_Quad_Q9550.html
While there is no scoring for the Core 2 Q9650, there is for the Q9550. Here is an example ,now just pulling this out of my hat,
Q9550 vs Athlon ii 640 (usually google search works fine) and you shall come to this within a few results
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/455/AMD_Athlon_II_X4_640_vs_Intel_Core_2_Quad_Q9550.html
Kevin Enrique
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Core 2 Quads are dated, I myself am using a Q8400 overclocked machine, it served me well in the first era of the "new gen games", even holds up rather well on The Witcher 3, but it will bottleneck even a GTX 750 Ti on the upcoming games and current new games and even the performance on Windows, do all you can to get at least an i5 4th gen or even the new Skylake i3 6100, which is what I am aiming for right now, my GTX 950 simply cant run the new games due to the massive CPU limitation I have, even with the overclock.
You will not get much improvement, you could get a lot of improvement if you OC your C2Q to 4.00 GHz and beyond, but that requires custom cooling, a very capable and expensive 775, hard to find and most of the time, used mobo and a powerful PSU, not worth the hassle imo, just get a newer gen CPU, any 4th gen i3 or i5 is better than all C2Qs out there and you can throw even a GTX 980 at them and there wont be any bottleneck or very, very small at some games. Dont forget to add 8GB of RAM too. Good luck.
You will not get much improvement, you could get a lot of improvement if you OC your C2Q to 4.00 GHz and beyond, but that requires custom cooling, a very capable and expensive 775, hard to find and most of the time, used mobo and a powerful PSU, not worth the hassle imo, just get a newer gen CPU, any 4th gen i3 or i5 is better than all C2Qs out there and you can throw even a GTX 980 at them and there wont be any bottleneck or very, very small at some games. Dont forget to add 8GB of RAM too. Good luck.
I'm having and G41 motherboard and I think the best processor for it is Q9650. I'm currently having an E5700 and I can't work with it now. I could only play COD MW3 with lowest grahics. I now need better speed with lower cost. Without getting getting a Q9650 is my only option. Isn't it?
Thanks for the reply.
Kevin Enrique
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Yes, Q9650 is the top of the line for Core 2 Quads, still powerful processor, but as I said, any newer 4th gen i3 will outperform it, but you can do a lot with that processor, even some gaming.
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