Intel Core 2 Duo T5900: specs and benchmarks

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Core 2 Duo T5900
Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
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Year of release 2008
Performance 0.52

Summary

Intel started Core 2 Duo T5900 sales 1 October 2008. This is a Merom architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2200 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Socket P processor with a TDP of 35 Watt.

It provides poor benchmark performance at

0.52%

of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 9654.

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General info

Core 2 Duo T5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking2652
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)
Release date1 October 2008 (14 years old)
Current price$41 of 15854 (Xeon Platinum 8276L)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Boost clock speed2.2 GHzof 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
Bus support800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBof 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache2 MBof 36 (Apple M2 Max)
Chip lithography65 nmof 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplier-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.

SocketSocket P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
AMT+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo T5900. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo T5900 0.52

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo T5900 652

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Core 2 Duo T5900 273

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Core 2 Duo T5900 466

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo T5900 2123

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T5900 3997

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T5900 1864

Gaming performance

Relative perfomance

Overall Core 2 Duo T5900 performance compared to nearest competitors among notebook CPUs.


AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo T5900 is A4-3320M, which is slower by 2% and lower by 10 positions in our ranking.

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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Duo T5900:

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 100
AMD A4-3320M 98.08

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Recommended GPUs

People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Duo T5900, according to our PC configuration statistics.

These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Duo T5900 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 66 configurations based on Core 2 Duo T5900 in our database.

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