AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 and Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 1 October 2009 vs 10 January 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

  • Around 63% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 95 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1072 vs 486
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1044 vs 432
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 6144 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1072 vs 486
PassMark - CPU mark 1044 vs 432

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion Neo X2 L625
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
486
1072
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
432
1044
Name AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 486 1072
PassMark - CPU mark 432 1044
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 650
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.273
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Congo Penryn
Launch date 1 October 2009 10 January 2008
Place in performance rating 3024 3129
Series 2x AMD Turion Neo Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $530
Processor Number T9500
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 105°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Die size 107 mm2
Transistor count 410 million
VID voltage range 1.000V-1.250V

Compatibility

Sockets supported ASB1 BGA BGA479, PPGA478, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)