Intel Core i5-4308U vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-4308U and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-4308U

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4308U

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1827 vs 1057
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2935 vs 993

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 July 2014 vs 15 July 2008
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1827 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark	2935 vs 993

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 28 Watt
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1619 vs 800
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2630 vs 1735

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1619 vs 800
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2630 vs 1735

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-4308U
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1827

1057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2935

993

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

800

1619

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

2630

Name	Intel Core i5-4308U	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1827	1057
PassMark - CPU mark	2935	993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	800	1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	2630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	39.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.262
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.711
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3958
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1113
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2184
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3958

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-4308U	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Penryn
Launch date	21 July 2014	15 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$315	$348
Place in performance rating	1831	1826
Processor Number	i5-4308U	P9500
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$998.99
Value for money (0-100)		0.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	181 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1300 Million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, 1600; LPDDR3-1333, 1600
Graphics
Device ID	0xA2E
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 5100
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3280x2000@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	4x1, 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)