Core 2 Duo T5600 vs A10-9620P
Aggregate performance score
A10-9620P outperforms Core 2 Duo T5600 by a whopping 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2112 | 2998 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 10.04 | 1.15 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 January 2017 (8 years ago) | 28 July 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $241 |
Detailed specifications
A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0375V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | PPGA478, PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 758 MHz) | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.58 | 0.41 |
| Recency | 1 January 2017 | 28 July 2006 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 34 Watt |
A10-9620P has a 285.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.
The A10-9620P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A10-9620P and Core 2 Duo T5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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