Athlon 64 X2 4800+ vs Core 2 Duo P9500
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2765 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 2.37 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (16 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $348 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.53 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | BGA479,PBGA479,PGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Core 2 Duo P9500 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core 2 Duo P9500 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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