Core 2 Duo T6570: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T6570 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.48% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core 2 Duo T6570 sales 1 January 2009. 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 2100 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is PGA478 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt.
Primary details
Core 2 Duo T6570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2918 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
| Power efficiency | 1.29 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 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 | 2.1 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950) |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| VID voltage range | 1V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T6570 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 | PGA478 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| 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 T6570. 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core 2 Duo T6570 is A4-3330MX, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core 2 Duo T6570, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core 2 Duo T6570 in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 289 configurations using Core 2 Duo T6570 in our database.
