Core Duo T2500 vs Core 2 Duo SP9600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo SP9600 outperforms Core Duo T2500 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2991 | 3439 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Core Duo |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 1 March 2009 (16 years ago) | January 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | $120 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Core 2 Duo SP9600 has 100% better value for money than Duo T2500.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500 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 | 2.53 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 0 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 90 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 151 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V | 1.1625V - 1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479 | PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Core Duo T2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 0.23 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 31 Watt |
Core 2 Duo SP9600 has a 182.6% higher aggregate performance score, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Duo SP9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo T2500 in performance tests.
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