i3-12300 vs Core2 Quad Q9550 - Need For Speed: Payback R7 370 - Game Performance Benchmarks

R7 370 with Intel Core i3-12300

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R7 370 with Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz

i3-12300 Core2 Quad Q9550

Multi-Thread Performance

14493 Pts

3974 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3550 Pts

1196 Pts

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i3-12300 vs Core2 Quad Q9550 in Need For Speed: Payback using R7 370 - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-12300 Core2 Quad Q9550

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	32.2 FPS
1080p	15.8 FPS
1440p	22.5 FPS
1440p	11.4 FPS
2160p	15.6 FPS
2160p	7.9 FPS
w1440p	20.4 FPS
w1440p	10.4 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	59.9 FPS
1080p	32.2 FPS
1440p	43.8 FPS
1440p	24.2 FPS
2160p	31.8 FPS
2160p	17.5 FPS
w1440p	40.3 FPS
w1440p	22.3 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	87.5 FPS
1080p	48.6 FPS
1440p	65.2 FPS
1440p	36.9 FPS
2160p	48.1 FPS
2160p	27.0 FPS
w1440p	60.1 FPS
w1440p	34.1 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	142.8 FPS
1080p	81.3 FPS
1440p	107.9 FPS
1440p	62.4 FPS
2160p	80.5 FPS
2160p	46.1 FPS
w1440p	99.8 FPS
w1440p	57.9 FPS

i3-12300

The i3-12300 has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.
For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.
The i3-12300 is more power efficient and generates less heat.
The i3-12300 has a smaller process size. The faster a transistor can toggle on and off, the faster it can do work. And transistors that turn on and off with less energy are more efficient, reducing the operating power, or “dynamic power consumption,” required by a processor.

Core2 Quad Q9550

The Core2 Quad Q9550 has higher Level 2 Cache. Data/instructions which have to be processed can be loaded from the fast L2 and the CPU does not have to wait for the very slow DDR RAM

Compare i3-12300 vs Core2 Quad Q9550 specifications

i3-12300 vs Core2 Quad Q9550 Architecture

	i3-12300	Core2 Quad Q9550
Codename	Alder Lake-S	Yorkfield
Generation	Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)	Core 2 Quad (Yorkfield)
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Part#	SRL61	SLAWQSLB8V
Production Status	Active	End-of-life