A4 Micro-6400T vs Core 2 Duo T9500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.13
+66.2%
A4 Micro-6400T
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
0.68

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms A4 Micro-6400T by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23822723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD A-Series
Power efficiency3.0614.30
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Mullins (2014)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T 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,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
VirusProtect-+
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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T 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 T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and A4 Micro-6400T.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 T9500 1.13
+66.2%
A4 Micro-6400T 0.68

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 T9500 1799
+66.3%
A4 Micro-6400T 1082

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 T9500 2950
+136%
A4 Micro-6400T 1251

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 T9500 5419
+60.3%
A4 Micro-6400T 3380

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 T9500 2352
+41.3%
A4 Micro-6400T 1664

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 0.68
Recency 10 January 2008 29 April 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 4 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9500 has a 66.2% higher aggregate performance score.

A4 Micro-6400T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4 Micro-6400T in performance tests.


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