Celeron M 925 vs Core 2 Duo T9500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9500 and Celeron M 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2382not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron M
Power efficiency3.06no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$70

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9500 and Celeron M 925 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 speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9500 and Celeron M 925 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.

SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Celeron M 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 T9500 and Celeron M 925 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 T9500 and Celeron M 925 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 1 January 2011
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1

Core 2 Duo T9500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 925, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T9500 and Celeron M 925. We've got no test results to judge.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T9500
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