Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs Core 2 Duo T7600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2855not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.45no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date28 August 2006 (18 years ago)22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$619no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). 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
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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 T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W).

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 August 2006 22 July 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7600 has 179.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 945 (95W), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T7600 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 945 (95W) is a desktop one.


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