Turion II P560 vs Core 2 Duo SP9300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo SP9300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.61
+10.9%
Turion II P560
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.55

Core 2 Duo SP9300 outperforms Turion II P560 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27802826
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II
Power efficiency2.312.08
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date20 August 2008 (16 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$284no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.26 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.26 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data265 KB
L2 cache6 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V - 1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560 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.

SocketBGA956S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560 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 SP9300 and Turion II P560 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9300 and Turion II P560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 0.55
Recency 20 August 2008 19 October 2010

Core 2 Duo SP9300 has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Turion II P560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Core 2 Duo SP9300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P560 in performance tests.


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