A10 Micro-6700T vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2692	2532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	2.69	18.93
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Mullins (2014)
Release date	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)	29 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	6 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 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	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T 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,BGA956,PBGA479	FT3b
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
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 SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T 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 SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T 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 SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1333
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and A10 Micro-6700T.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.71	0.90
Recency	1 March 2009	29 April 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	4 Watt

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