Athlon II N350 vs Core 2 Duo SL9600
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2916 | 2909 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Athlon II |
| Power efficiency | 2.67 | 1.30 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350 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 | 2.13 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 117.5 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 234 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350 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.
| Socket | BGA956 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350 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 SL9600 and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2009 | 4 October 2010 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo SL9600 has 105.9% lower power consumption.
Athlon II N350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Athlon II N350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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