Core 2 Duo SU9300: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo SU9300 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.31% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core 2 Duo SU9300 sales 20 August 2008. This is a Penryn architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is BGA956 processor with a TDP of 10 Watt.
Primary details
Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 3100 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
| Power efficiency | 2.92 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | |
| Release date | 20 August 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB L2 Cache | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SU9300 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | BGA956 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Demand Based Switching | - | |
| FSB parity | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core 2 Duo SU9300. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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.
Send your test results of Core 2 Duo SU9300.
AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo SU9300 is E1-2200, which is slower by 3% and lower by 14 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core 2 Duo SU9300:
Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Duo SU9300, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Duo SU9300 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 4 configurations using Core 2 Duo SU9300 in our database.
