EPYC 9255 vs Core 2 Duo T9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2382not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency3.06no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Turin (2024)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$2,495

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size107 mm24x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million33,260 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255 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 data2
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478SP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255 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 EPYC 9255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 200 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9500 has 471.4% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9500 and EPYC 9255. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9500 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9255 is a server/workstation one.


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