Atom D525 vs Core 2 Duo T9600

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9600
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68
+172%
Atom D525
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.25

Core 2 Duo T9600 outperforms Atom D525 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27423161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.841.82
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316$63

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.2125Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525 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,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States--
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 and Atom D525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 0.68
+172%
Atom D525 0.25

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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 1075
+166%
Atom D525 404

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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 318
+313%
Atom D525 77

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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 518
+177%
Atom D525 187

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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 3107
+410%
Atom D525 610

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.

Core 2 Duo T9600 5801
+240%
Atom D525 1707

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 T9600 2517
+182%
Atom D525 891

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo T9600 27.71
+99.4%
Atom D525 55.25

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.25
Recency 15 July 2008 21 June 2010
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 13 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9600 has a 172% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom D525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 169.2% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D525 in performance tests.


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