Core i5-8500 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.05
Core i5-8500
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.01
+472%

Core i5-8500 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9300 by a whopping 472% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24371106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.848.75
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$202

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache6 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PGA478FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 i5-8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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 T9300 1.05
i5-8500 6.01
+472%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 1670
i5-8500 9542
+471%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 315
i5-8500 1394
+343%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 508
i5-8500 4838
+852%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 2799
i5-8500 8606
+207%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 5190
i5-8500 40829
+687%

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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 2258
i5-8500 9903
+339%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T9300 31.6
i5-8500 26.52
+19.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 6.01
Recency 10 January 2008 2 April 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-8500, on the other hand, has a 472.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-8500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9300 is a notebook processor while Core i5-8500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9300 and Core i5-8500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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