A6 Pro-7050B vs Core 2 Duo P9600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P9600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.69
+7.8%
A6 Pro-7050B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64

Core 2 Duo P9600 outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27292779
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency2.613.56
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B 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 speed2.66 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB1024 KB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size107 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.212Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B 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.

SocketPBGA479,PGA478FP3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B 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 P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data192
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 P9600 0.69
+7.8%
A6 Pro-7050B 0.64

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 P9600 1093
+8.2%
A6 Pro-7050B 1010

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P9600 2971
+63.2%
A6 Pro-7050B 1820

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P9600 5507
+88%
A6 Pro-7050B 2930

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.

Core 2 Duo P9600 2375
+61.8%
A6 Pro-7050B 1468

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 0.64
Recency 1 January 2009 4 June 2014
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9600 has a 7.8% higher aggregate performance score.

A6 Pro-7050B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9600 and A6 Pro-7050B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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