Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 and Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1619 vs 357
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2630 vs 650

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 July 2008 vs 10 January 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1619 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2630 vs 650

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Around 3% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1071 vs 1057
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1045 vs 993

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 6134 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1071 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark	1045 vs 993

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1057

1071

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

993

1045

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2630

650

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1057	1071
PassMark - CPU mark	993	1045
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1619	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2630	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)

	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Penryn
Launch date	15 July 2008	10 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	$530
Place in performance rating	1827	3140
Price now	$998.99
Processor Number	P9500	T9500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.52
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.53 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	1066 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6134 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.53 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
VID voltage range		1.000V-1.250V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA478, BGA479	BGA479, PPGA478, PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)