Processor 300T vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2694not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.69no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$82

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2163 mm2
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 SP9600 and Processor 300T 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
SocketBGA479,BGA956,PBGA479FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 8 January 2024
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9600 has 40% lower power consumption.

Processor 300T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Processor 300T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP9600 is a notebook processor while Processor 300T is a desktop one.


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