Pentium Gold G7400T vs Core 2 Duo T9600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
Pentium Gold G7400T
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.61
+431%

Pentium Gold G7400T outperforms Core 2 Duo T9600 by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27261496
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.849.76
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T 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 speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.2125Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T 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,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 T9600 0.68
Pentium Gold G7400T 3.61
+431%

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 T9600 1073
Pentium Gold G7400T 5737
+435%

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 T9600 317
Pentium Gold G7400T 1677
+429%

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 T9600 515
Pentium Gold G7400T 3566
+592%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 3.61
Recency 15 July 2008 4 January 2022
Threads 2 4

Pentium Gold G7400T has a 430.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold G7400T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9600 is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G7400T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9600 and Pentium Gold G7400T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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