Core Ultra 7 258V vs Core 2 Duo SL9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data68.40
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz37 MHz
L1 cache128 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V 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
SocketBGA956Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

Core 2 Duo SL9600 2054
Ultra 7 258V 9982
+386%

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
Ultra 7 258V 36479
+1012%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm

Ultra 7 258V has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

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