Turion 64 MT-37 vs Core 2 Duo T9300

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9300 and Turion 64 MT-37 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 segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoTurion 64
Power efficiency2.84no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9300 and Turion 64 MT-37 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size107 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9300 and Turion 64 MT-37 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,PGA478754
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9300 and Turion 64 MT-37. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow-+
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 Turion 64 MT-37 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 Turion 64 MT-37 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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.

Core 2 Duo T9300 2258
+190%
Turion 64 MT-37 779

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9300 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Turion 64 MT-37, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9300 and Turion 64 MT-37. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
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