Turion 64 MK-36 vs Core 2 Duo T9550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2380not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoTurion 64
Power efficiency3.08no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Richmond
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.212Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36 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,PGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36 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 Turion 64 MK-36 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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
+440%
Turion 64 MK-36 334

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T9550 29
+200%
Turion 64 MK-36 87

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MK-36, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9550 and Turion 64 MK-36. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T9550
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