Phenom II X4 980 BE vs Core 2 Duo T9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2422not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.84no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. 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 T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 3 May 2011
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 980 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9300 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9300 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 980 BE is a desktop one.


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