Phenom II X3 705e vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

Place in the ranking	2692	2631
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.68	1.12
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Heka (2009−2010)
Release date	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$152

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	2	3
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm²	258 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e. 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 SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e 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 Phenom II X3 705e are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e.

PCIe version

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2.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	0.77
Recency	1 March 2009	2 June 2009
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9600 has 160% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X3 705e, on the other hand, has a 8.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo SP9600 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X3 705e is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Phenom II X3 705e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.