Celeron M 925 vs Core 2 Duo T9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9600 and Celeron M 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2727	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Celeron M
Power efficiency	1.84	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	$70

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9600 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	800 MHz
L2 cache	6 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.2125V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9600 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.

Socket	BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9600 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 T9600 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 T9600 and Celeron M 925 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 July 2008	1 January 2011
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1

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