Core 2 Duo SL9600: specs and benchmarks

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Core 2 Duo SL9600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.48

Core 2 Duo SL9600 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.48% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

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 office 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 ranking2913
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.67of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316of 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 cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Base clock speed2.13 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed2.13 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate1066 MHz
L1 cache128 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache6 MBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheof 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography45 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors410 Millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
VID voltage range1.05V-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.

SocketBGA956
Power consumption (TDP)17 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

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.


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 SL9600 0.48

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.

Core 2 Duo SL9600 2054

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.

Core 2 Duo SL9600 3281

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core 2 Duo SL9600's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core 2 Duo SL9600 100
A4-3330MX 100
A4-5150M 100
E-450 100

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo SL9600 is A4-3330MX, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 5 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Duo SL9600:

A4-3330MX 100
E-450 100
Core 2 Duo SL9600 100
A4-5150M 100
A4-3305M 97.92

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Recommended GPUs

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