A4-6300 vs Core 2 Duo T9800

Place in the ranking	2634	2530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	2.06	1.30
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$530	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.92 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	96 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm²	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA479,PGA478	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
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 T9800 and A4-6300 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 T9800 and A4-6300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon™ HD 8370D
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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 T9800 0.79

A4-6300 0.93
+17.7%

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 T9800 1216

A4-6300 1426
+17.3%

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 T9800 320

A4-6300 394
+23.1%

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 T9800 597
+6.4%

A4-6300 561

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	0.93
Recency	1 January 2009	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9800 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

A4-6300, on the other hand, has a 17.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A4-6300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9800 is a notebook processor while A4-6300 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T9800 and A4-6300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.