Phenom II X4 955 (95W) vs Core 2 Duo P8600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2852not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.00no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size81 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors274 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). 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

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) 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 Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 July 2008 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 280% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 955 (95W), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo P8600 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Phenom II X4 955 (95W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
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