Core 2 Duo T9500 vs Core i7-870

Place in performance ranking	1831	2277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.95	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	September 2009 (14 years ago)	10 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$305	$530
Current price	$88 (0.3x MSRP)	$103 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	296 mm²	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500 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	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-870 and Core 2 Duo T9500.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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.

i7-870 2.02
+74.1%

Core 2 Duo T9500 1.16

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-870 3128
+73.9%

Core 2 Duo T9500 1799

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 74% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-870 480
+41.6%

Core 2 Duo T9500 339

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 42% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-870 1567
+183%

Core 2 Duo T9500 553

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 183% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-870 4007
+35.8%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2950

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 36% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-870 5881
+150%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2352

Core i7-870 outperforms Core 2 Duo T9500 by 150% in 3DMark06 CPU.