Core 2 Duo T5470 vs Core i7-960

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1864not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.54no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °C100 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1366PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

i7-960 3347
+467%
Core 2 Duo T5470 590

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.

i7-960 5360
+293%
Core 2 Duo T5470 1365

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

i7-960 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5470, on the other hand, has 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-960 and Core 2 Duo T5470. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-960 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5470 is a notebook one.


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