Pentium D1509 vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2812	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	10 January 2008 (17 years ago)	1 October 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509 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	2.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509 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,PGA478	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	19 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
GPIO	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Pentium D1509.

PCIe version	no data	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2008	1 October 2015
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	19 Watt

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