Intel Core i7-4600M vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4600M 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 i7-4600M

Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4600M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1859 vs 1057
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3188 vs 993

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2013 vs 15 July 2008
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark	3188 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 48% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 37 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1619 vs 784
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2630 vs 1655

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 37 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1619 vs 784
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2630 vs 1655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4600M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1859

1057

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3188

993

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

784

1619

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1655

2630

Name	Intel Core i7-4600M	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1859	1057
PassMark - CPU mark	3188	993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	784	1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1655	2630
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.181
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3032
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	604
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3005
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3032

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4600M	Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Penryn
Launch date	4 June 2013	15 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$346	$348
Place in performance rating	1825	1830
Processor Number	i7-4600M	P9500
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 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	2.90 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	130 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6134 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	100 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	2.53 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	960 Million	410 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x416
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@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	37.5mm x 37.5mm x 4.7mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA946	PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3
PCIe configurations	1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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
Idle States
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)