A4-4300M vs Core 2 Duo P9600

Place in performance ranking	2607	2659
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data
Current price	$139 (0.4x MSRP)	$61

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and A4-4300M 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.212V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and A4-4300M 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	PBGA479,PGA478	FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A4-4300M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and A4-4300M 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 P9600 and A4-4300M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A4-4300M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 7420G

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 P9600 0.70
+7.7%

A4-4300M 0.65

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo P9600 1088
+8.8%

A4-4300M 1000

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 9% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P9600 368
+16.5%

A4-4300M 316

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 16% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Core 2 Duo P9600 663
+63.7%

A4-4300M 405

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 64% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo P9600 2971
+48.8%

A4-4300M 1997

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 49% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P9600 5507
+75.2%

A4-4300M 3144

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 75% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo P9600 2375
+41%

A4-4300M 1684

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A4-4300M by 41% in 3DMark06 CPU.