Pro A6-8500B vs Core 2 Duo T9300

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Aggregated performance score

Core 2 Duo T9300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads
1.08
+3.8%
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads
1.04

Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22822311
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Carrizo
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)3 June 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data
Current price$66 (0.2x MSRP)$44

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus support800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB1024 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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.

SocketBGA479,PGA478FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NIno data1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno dataAVX
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data+
VirusProtectno data+
RAIDno data+
HSAno 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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B 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 Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data1
VT-x+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3/DDR3L-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Number of pipelinesno data256
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 1.08
+3.8%
Pro A6-8500B 1.04

Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo T9300 1670
+4.3%
Pro A6-8500B 1601

Core 2 Duo T9300 outperforms Pro A6-8500B by 4% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.08 1.04
Recency 10 January 2008 3 June 2015
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9300 and Pro A6-8500B. The differences in performance seem too small.


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