What is the modern Q9400?

[Fatelinha]

So I recently bougth an Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 and was wondering what was this processor like in that time. Like comparing it to a today processor. Was it a today's i5, i3, etc...

[Fate]

Probably around a stock clocked Haswell pentium

Not what you asked nvm

[ttam]

So I recently bougth an Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 and was wondering what was this processor like in that time. Like comparing it to a today processor. Was it a today's i5, i3, etc...

Quad core for around $229 in the day would put it as an i5 today but performance wise a new pentium 

[dadasmithywinkle]

So I recently bougth an Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 and was wondering what was this processor like in that time. Like comparing it to a today processor. Was it a today's i5, i3, etc...

It was a $266 CPU when released, so comparing to todays numbers, that'd be the 4690K or a very low-end i7.

[harrynowl]

It launched at $180-200, so that'd be i5 4460 as a modern "replacement" performance tier wise (representative of age).

 

But performance wise depending on clock it performs like an i3 4150 at stock, or more like a i5 2400 when overclocked.

 

Q9400 OC: http://hwbot.org/submission/2642314_miladkherad_cinebench_r11.5_core_2_q9400_%282.66ghz%29_4.52_points

 

i5 2400: http://hwbot.org/submission/2467261_ken16558_cinebench_r11.5_core_i5_2400_4.4_points

[Fatelinha]

Quad core for around $229 in the day

 

It was a $266 CPU when released

 

It launched at $180

 

 

Where did you get your data guys?

[harrynowl]

Where did you get your data guys?

Intel ARK

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/35365/Intel-Core2-Quad-Processor-Q9400-6M-Cache-2_66-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB

 

Recommended Customer Price TRAY: $180.00

BOX : $200.00

 

 

I updated my post with more info btw

[ttam]

I just looked in my point of sale database for the price I bought them back in 2008 which was $229

[dadasmithywinkle]

Where did you get your data guys?

A wiki page, which is the MSRP of when it launched, not the current/latest MSRP.

[Fatelinha]

A wiki page, which is the MSRP of when it launched, not the current/latest MSRP.

That doesn't tell the price tough...

[dadasmithywinkle]

That doesn't tell the price tough...

[Ren]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-intel-pc-processor,2031.html

Looking at the benchmarks in this article here, it was a good processor. I'd be comparing it to an i5-4690k by today's standards (in regards to how well it performed compared to everything else). No idea if the Q9400 is locked or not, so maybe it'd be closer to an i5-4590.

It's 2008's version of an i5-4590/4690k imo. Hope that answers your question.

[NumLock21]

Looking at the benchmarks in this article here, it was a good processor. I'd be comparing it to an i5-4690k by today's standards (in regards to how well it performed compared to everything else). No idea if the Q9400 is locked or not, so maybe it'd be closer to an i5-4590.

There are no locked or unlocked CPUs during the socket 775 days. The only top of the line CPU is the Intel Extreme Edition which cost $1K, the fastest clock available, and has more cache. My old Xeon X3350 (Q9450) can easily OC from 2.66GHz all the way up to 3.2GHz at stock voltages.

@Fatelinha

According to THG, Intel Q9400 performs about the same as a Sandy Bridge version of the Core i3.

[Columbo]

It would be liked a locked i7 today. People don't realize back then it was the top CPU mainstream. Not this high end stuff that is above the 4790K processor. That is only a $300 CPU today on sale. 

[david cassar]

It cost around 200 bucks so it would be in i5 territory. In terms of performance its similar to a sandy bridge i3 at stock.