Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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 T9500

AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 70% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1072 vs 462
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1044 vs 300

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 January 2008 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1072 vs 462
PassMark - CPU mark	1044 vs 300

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1044

300

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500	AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1072	462
PassMark - CPU mark	1044	300
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)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T9500	AMD Athlon XP-M 2000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Barton
Launch date	10 January 2008	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$530
Place in performance rating	3129	3069
Processor Number	T9500
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	101 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	1.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	63 million
VID voltage range	1.000V-1.250V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA479, PPGA478, PGA478	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)