Core Ultra 5 235UA vs Core 2 Duo T9300

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2653not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.15no data
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date10 January 2008 (17 years ago)1 July 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Low Power Efficient-coresno data2
Threads214
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz0 GT/s
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache12 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA 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,PGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA 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 T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-6400
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core Ultra 5 235UA.

PCI Express lanesno data20
PCI supportno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 1 July 2025
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 14
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 57 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has 62.9% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 235UA, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, and 400% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 and Intel Core Ultra 5 235UA. We've got no test results to judge.

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