Athlon X2 450 vs Core 2 Duo T9550

Place in performance ranking	2339	2548
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	31 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450 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	2.66 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128K
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	107 mm²	245 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.212V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450 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 T9550 and Athlon X2 450 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3-1866

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Athlon X2 450.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 T9550 1.17
+39.3%

Athlon X2 450 0.84

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 T9550 1804
+39.3%

Athlon X2 450 1295