Apple M1 vs Core 2 Duo P9600

Place in the ranking	2729	1206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	2.61	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$348	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9600 and M1 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.212V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9600 and M1 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	PBGA479,PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9600 and M1. 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
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9600 and M1 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 M1 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

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

Apple M1 5.17
+649%

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

Apple M1 8207
+651%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.69	5.17
Recency	1 January 2009	10 November 2020
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	5 nm

Apple M1 has a 649.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P9600 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.