Core 2 Duo SL9600: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core 2 Duo SL9600 sales 1 March 2009 at a recommended price of $316. This is a Penryn architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2130 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is BGA956 processor with a TDP of 17 Watt.
Primary details
Core 2 Duo SL9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | |
| Release date | 1 March 2009 (15 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.13 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.
| Socket | BGA956 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Demand Based Switching | - | |
| FSB parity | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo SL9600. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
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.
Send your test results of Core 2 Duo SL9600.
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