Core i5-11600 vs Core 2 Duo SL9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated686
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiencyno data16.53
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date1 March 2009 (15 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketBGA956FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2009 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo SL9600 has 282.4% lower power consumption.

i5-11600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Core i5-11600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SL9600 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600 is a desktop one.


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