Iris Graphics 550 vs Core 2 Duo T6500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Iris Graphics
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Gen9
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data
Current price$84 $1167

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz0.3 GHz
Bus support800 MHzno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550 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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6500 and Iris Graphics 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory sizeno data32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm

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