Phenom II X2 N660 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2293	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	2x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)	1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data
Current price	$66 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660 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	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 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	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660 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.

Socket	BGA479,PGA478	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency

10 January 2008

1 January 2011

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