Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 vs Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 and Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 65% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
  • 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
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1120 vs 426
  • 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1074 vs 173
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 July 2008 vs March 2002
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 6134 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1120 vs 426
PassMark - CPU mark 1074 vs 173

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70

  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1120
426
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1074
173
Name Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70
PassMark - Single thread mark 1120 426
PassMark - CPU mark 1074 173
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 658
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.299
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 22.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.117

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 Intel Pentium 4-M 1.70

Essentials

Architecture codename Penryn Northwood
Launch date 15 July 2008 March 2002
Launch price (MSRP) $316
Place in performance rating 3120 3123
Price now $89.95
Processor Number T9600
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.31
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB 400 MHz FSB
Die size 107 mm2 131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz
L2 cache 6134 KB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 1.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 410 million 55 million
VID voltage range 1.05V-1.2125V 1.3V
L1 cache 8 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 35mm x 35mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported BGA479, PGA478 PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 30 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)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2

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