Core 2 Duo T9300 vs Phenom II X6 1035T

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X6 1035T
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
1.96
+79.8%

Phenom II X6 1035T outperforms Core 2 Duo T9300 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19592414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.19no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.882.84
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date27 April 2010 (14 years ago)10 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189$316

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size346 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors904 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3BGA479,PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1035T and Core 2 Duo T9300.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

Phenom II X6 1035T 1.96
+79.8%
Core 2 Duo T9300 1.09

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.

Phenom II X6 1035T 3000
+79.6%
Core 2 Duo T9300 1670

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.96 1.09
Recency 27 April 2010 10 January 2008
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom II X6 1035T has a 79.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Core 2 Duo T9300, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X6 1035T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T9300 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X6 1035T is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T9300 is a notebook one.


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