Athlon II N370 vs Core 2 Duo P9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P9500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.63
+10.5%
Athlon II N370
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57

Core 2 Duo P9500 outperforms Athlon II N370 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27862834
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency2.381.54
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)16 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2117.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million234 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370 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.

SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+
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 II N370 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 II N370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo P9500 0.63
+10.5%
Athlon II N370 0.57

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.

Core 2 Duo P9500 993
+10.5%
Athlon II N370 899

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.57
Recency 15 July 2008 16 December 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9500 has a 10.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% lower power consumption.

Athlon II N370, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Core 2 Duo P9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N370 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9500 and Athlon II N370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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