Core i5-9600 vs Core 2 Duo P7450

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P7450
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.49
Core i5-9600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.58
+1243%

Core i5-9600 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7450 by a whopping 1243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28841038
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.21
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.859.58
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.13 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate1066 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,BGA956,PGA478FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Core 2 Duo P7450 0.49
i5-9600 6.58
+1243%

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.

Core 2 Duo P7450 783
i5-9600 10447
+1234%

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.

Core 2 Duo P7450 260
i5-9600 1531
+489%

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.

Core 2 Duo P7450 443
i5-9600 4952
+1018%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.49 6.58
Recency 1 January 2009 19 October 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo P7450 has 160% lower power consumption.

i5-9600, on the other hand, has a 1242.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P7450 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P7450 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P7450 and Core i5-9600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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