Opteron 6278 vs Core 2 Duo T9600

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2971	1044
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	0.94
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	0.74	2.87
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	15 July 2008 (17 years ago)	1 May 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$988

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Opteron 6278 has 4600% better value for money than Core 2 Duo T9600.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9600 and Opteron 6278 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	768 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	2x 315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.2125V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9600 and Opteron 6278 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	4
Socket	BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Opteron 6278. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
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 T9600 and Opteron 6278 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 T9600 and Opteron 6278 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Opteron 6278. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Opteron 6278.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.61	7.82
Recency	15 July 2008	1 May 2012
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	115 Watt

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