Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 vs Intel Pentium M 1.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Intel Pentium M 1.60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

Intel Pentium M 1.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 24.5 Watt

Launch date	1 April 2009 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 24.5 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.60

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1133
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.489
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.164
PassMark - Single thread mark		463
PassMark - CPU mark		364

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo SU9600	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Banias
Launch date	1 April 2009	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$289
Place in performance rating	3046	3052
Processor Number	SU9600
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.050V-1.150V	0.956V-1.484V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	22mm x 22mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA956	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	24.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2