Atom N550 vs Core 2 Duo T9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.13
+528%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 528% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23963266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.051.89
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550 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 speed2.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz666 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550 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,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

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
+528%
Atom N550 0.18

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
+536%
Atom N550 283

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 T9500 337
+427%
Atom N550 64

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 T9500 549
+289%
Atom N550 141

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
+471%
Atom N550 517

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
+278%
Atom N550 1435

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
+217%
Atom N550 742

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 0.18
Recency 10 January 2008 23 August 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 8 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9500 has a 527.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and 337.5% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9500 and Atom N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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