Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

The Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 is a low power laptop processor for small and slim laptops. It features the full 6 MB level 2 cache and all features of the Penryn core (e.g. VT-x and Trusted Execution). Due to the large cache, the CPU shows a good performance for the small clock rate. However, in the MacBook Air, the CPU throttled very often, leading to the slower benchmarks in our database.

Compared to other Core 2 Duo models, the C2D SL9600 only supports the socket BGA956 and is soldered in the MacBook Air models.

CPU Benchmarks

Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M:

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min: 21     avg: 21 (97.36%)     max: 21 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			21

Core i7 4930MX 4x 3 - 3.9GHz -55%

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Pentium B950 2x 2.1GHz -10%

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz -8%

Core 2 Duo P8800 2x 2.7GHz -7%

Pentium B940 2x 2GHz -5%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 4x 2.3GHz -5%

Core i3 3227U 2x 1.9GHz -2%

Pentium P6200 2x 2.1GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T8300 2x 2.4GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SP9300 2x 2.3GHz 0%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz 0%

Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 4x 2.4GHz 1%

Core i3 3217U 2x 1.8GHz 1%

Celeron 1000M 2x 1.8GHz 1%

FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz 3%

Pentium P6100 2x 2GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo P7570 2x 2.3GHz 5%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 2105%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M:

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min: 51     avg: 51 (98.7%)     max: 51 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			51

Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz -59%

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Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz -7%

Core 2 Duo SP9300 2x 2.3GHz -7%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 4x 2.3GHz -6%

FX-Series (Desktop) FX-8350 8x 4 - 4.2GHz -6%

Core i3 3217U 2x 1.8GHz -6%

Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz -3%

Pentium P6100 2x 2GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo T8300 2x 2.4GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core i5 560UM 2x 1.3 - 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo P8400 2x 2.3GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo P7570 2x 2.3GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo P7550 2x 2.3GHz 5%

Athlon II M320 2x 2.1GHz 6%

Celeron M 575 1x 2GHz 6%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2x 2.5GHz 6%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz 6%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 8%

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Celeron Dual-Core T1400 2x 1.7GHz 4488%

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M:

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min: 1306     avg: 1306 (94.25%)     max: 1306 Seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			1306

Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz -62%

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Core 2 Duo P8400 2x 2.3GHz -7%

Core 2 Duo P8700 2x 2.5GHz -6%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz -5%

Core 2 Quad Q9100 4x 2.3GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo SP9300 2x 2.3GHz -4%

Celeron B710 1x 1.6GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo P7550 2x 2.3GHz -2%

Celeron M P4500 2x 1.9GHz -2%

Pentium P6100 2x 2GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core i3 2375M 2x 1.5GHz 1%

Core i5 470UM 2x 1.3 - 1.9GHz 1%

Core i5 4250U 2x 1.3 - 2.6GHz 1%

Pentium 987 2x 1.5GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T6600 2x 2.2GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo P7450 2x 2.1GHz 2%

Core i3 2377M 2x 1.5GHz 2%

Athlon II M320 2x 2.1GHz 3%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz 3%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 1624%

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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):

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min: 12450     avg: 15985.5 (7.58%)     max: 19521 MIPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	12450
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			19521

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -95%

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Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 2x 2.4GHz -8%

Athlon II P320 2x 2.1GHz -6%

Celeron 847 2x 1.1GHz -6%

Core 2 Duo T5450 2x 1.7GHz -4%

Turion II M500 2x 2.2GHz -3%

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 2x 1.8GHz -2%

Celeron M P4500 2x 1.9GHz -1%

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2x 2.2GHz -1%

Celeron Dual-Core T1500 2x 1.9GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Turion II M520 2x 2.3GHz 1%

Pentium 967 2x 1.3GHz 1%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz 1%

Core i3 330UM 2x 1.2GHz 1%

Turion II Ultra M600 2x 2.4GHz 1%

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 2x 1.9GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T5870 2x 2GHz 4%

Core 2 Duo T5500 2x 1.7GHz 5%

Core 2 Duo T5270 2x 1.4GHz 5%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 1113%

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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):

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min: 11830     avg: 13237.5 (10.15%)     max: 14645 MFLOPS

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	11830
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			14645

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -98%

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A-Series A6-4400M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -6%

Core i3 330UM 2x 1.2GHz -5%

Turion X2 RM-72 2x 2.1GHz -5%

Athlon X2 QL-64 2x 2.1GHz -3%

Pentium P6100 2x 2GHz -2%

Athlon X2 QL-66 2x 2.2GHz -1%

Turion X2 RM-74 2x 2.2GHz -1%

Celeron Dual-Core T3100 2x 1.9GHz 0%

Turion II M520 2x 2.3GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Turion II P520 2x 2.3GHz 1%

Core 2 Duo T6570 2x 2.1GHz 1%

Celeron 1000M 2x 1.8GHz 1%

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2x 2.2GHz 1%

Turion II M500 2x 2.2GHz 2%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 2x 2.1GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo SL9400 2x 1.9GHz 3%

A-Series A8-4555M 4x 1.6 - 2.4GHz 4%

Turion X2 RM-76 2x 2.3GHz 4%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 879%

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PCMark Vantage: Result 1024x768

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min: 3095     avg: 3291 (11.61%)     max: 3487 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			3095
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	3487

Atom Z530 1x 1.6GHz -68%

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Core 2 Duo T6500 2x 2.1GHz -7%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 2x 2.4GHz -4%

A-Series A4-4355M 2x 1.9 - 2.4GHz -4%

Athlon II P360 2x 2.3GHz -4%

A-Series A6-4455M 2x 2.1 - 2.6GHz -3%

Athlon II P340 2x 2.2GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T6400 2x 2GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo P7550 2x 2.3GHz -1%

Core i3 380UM 2x 1.3GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core 2 Duo P7350 2x 2GHz 1%

Core i3 2375M 2x 1.5GHz 1%

Pentium Dual Core T4300 2x 2.1GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz 3%

Athlon II P320 2x 2.1GHz 4%

A-Series A4-3305M 2x 1.9 - 2.5GHz 5%

A-Series A4-3300M 2x 1.9 - 2.5GHz 5%

Core 2 Duo T9400 2x 2.5GHz 5%

Athlon II M320 2x 2.1GHz 6%

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Core i7 4800MQ 4x 2.7 - 3.7GHz 554%

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Windows Vista Experience Index: CPU

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min: 5.1     avg: 5.1 (64.15%)     max: 5.1 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			5.1

C7-M C7-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz -67%

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Athlon X2 QL-64 2x 2.1GHz -6%

Core 2 Duo T5550 2x 1.8GHz -6%

Core 2 Duo T8100 2x 2.1GHz -5%

Core 2 Duo T6400 2x 2GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo P7370 2x 2GHz -4%

Core 2 Duo T5800 2x 2GHz -4%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 2x 2GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo P7350 2x 2GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T6500 2x 2.1GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core 2 Duo T8300 2x 2.4GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo T9550 2x 2.7GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo T5850 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo P7450 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo T6570 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo P8400 2x 2.3GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T9300 2x 2.5GHz 4%

Core 2 Duo P8600 2x 2.4GHz 4%

Core 2 Duo P9500 2x 2.5GHz 6%

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Core i7 720QM 4x 1.6 - 2.8GHz 37%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit

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min: 2054     avg: 2054 (33.62%)     max: 2054 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	2054

Geode LX 800 1x 0.5GHz -93%

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Core i3 2375M 2x 1.5GHz -4%

Core i5 520UM 2x 1.1 - 1.9GHz -4%

Athlon II N330 2x 2.3GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T5800 2x 2GHz -3%

Celeron M 560 1x 2.1GHz -2%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 2x 2GHz -2%

Pentium Dual Core T3400 2x 2.2GHz -1%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz 0%

Celeron B710 1x 1.6GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Turion II P520 2x 2.3GHz 0%

Celeron M 585 1x 2.2GHz 0%

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 2x 2.1GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SP9400 2x 2.4GHz 1%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz 2%

Core 2 Duo T5870 2x 2GHz 2%

Celeron B815 2x 1.6GHz 2%

A-Series A10-4600M 4x 2.3 - 3.2GHz 2%

Celeron M 900 1x 2.2GHz 2%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 185%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

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min: 3281     avg: 3281 (12.02%)     max: 3281 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	3281

Atom Z670 1x 1.5GHz -79%

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A-Series A4-4300M 2x 2.5 - 3GHz -4%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 2x 2.1GHz -4%

Turion X2 RM-72 2x 2.1GHz -3%

Core 2 Duo T5500 2x 1.7GHz -3%

Athlon II M300 2x 2GHz -3%

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 2x 2.2GHz -2%

Athlon X2 QL-65 2x 2.1GHz -2%

Athlon X2 QL-64 2x 2.1GHz -1%

Celeron Dual-Core T1700 2x 1.8GHz 0%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

A-Series A4-3300M 2x 1.9 - 2.5GHz 0%

Athlon X2 QL-66 2x 2.2GHz 1%

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 2x 1.8GHz 1%

Turion X2 RM-76 2x 2.3GHz 2%

A-Series A6-4400M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 2%

Turion X2 RM-74 2x 2.2GHz 3%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 2x 2.2GHz 3%

Core i3 380UM 2x 1.3GHz 3%

Turion X2 RM-75 2x 2.2GHz 3%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 729%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

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min: 4815     avg: 4815 (14.69%)     max: 4815 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			4815

Z-Series Z-60 2x 1GHz -72%

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A-Series A6-4400M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz -7%

Celeron 887 2x 1.5GHz -7%

Core i3 2357M 2x 1.3GHz -6%

Pentium Dual Core T4500 2x 2.3GHz -5%

Core i5 520UM 2x 1.1 - 1.9GHz -4%

Turion II M520 2x 2.3GHz -4%

A-Series A4-3310MX 2x 2.1 - 2.5GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T6600 2x 2.2GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo T6570 2x 2.1GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core i5 470UM 2x 1.3 - 1.9GHz 0%

A-Series A8-4555M 4x 1.6 - 2.4GHz 0%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz 1%

Core i3 2367M 2x 1.4GHz 2%

Core i3 2377M 2x 1.5GHz 2%

Core i3 2365M 2x 1.4GHz 2%

Turion II P520 2x 2.3GHz 4%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz 4%

A-Series A4-5000 4x 1.5GHz 5%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X 6x 3.3 - 3.9GHz 573%

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Cinebench R10: Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

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min: 2726     avg: 2726 (35.32%)     max: 2726 Points

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			2726

C-Series C-50 2x 1GHz -74%

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Turion II N530 2x 2.5GHz -9%

Pentium P6000 2x 1.9GHz -7%

Core i5 520UM 2x 1.1 - 1.9GHz -6%

Turion II P520 2x 2.3GHz -6%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz -6%

Celeron B710 1x 1.6GHz -6%

Core 2 Quad Q9000 4x 2GHz -3%

Pentium P6100 2x 2GHz -2%

Turion II Ultra M600 2x 2.4GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core i5 560UM 2x 1.3 - 2.1GHz 1%

Core i3 330M 2x 2.1GHz 2%

A-Series A10-4600M 4x 2.3 - 3.2GHz 5%

Phenom II X4 (Desktop) 905e 4x 2.5GHz 7%

Core i7 640UM 2x 1.2 - 2.3GHz 8%

Pentium P6200 2x 2.1GHz 10%

Core i3 2350M 2x 2.3GHz 11%

A-Series A6-4400M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 12%

Core i3 350M 2x 2.3GHz 12%

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Core i7 (Desktop) 4770K 4x 3.5 - 3.9GHz 183%

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wPrime 2.0x: 32m

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min: 38     avg: 43.1 (92.23%)     max: 48.2 seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			38
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	48.2

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -89%

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A-Series A4-3300M 2x 1.9 - 2.5GHz -7%

A-Series A4-3305M 2x 1.9 - 2.5GHz -7%

Core 2 Duo T5750 2x 2GHz -4%

A-Series A4-3310MX 2x 2.1 - 2.5GHz -4%

Celeron 1000M 2x 1.8GHz -3%

A-Series A8-4555M 4x 1.6 - 2.4GHz -3%

Turion II Neo K685 2x 1.8GHz -3%

Core i3 330UM 2x 1.2GHz -1%

Athlon X2 QL-64 2x 2.1GHz -1%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Core 2 Duo SL9400 2x 1.9GHz 0%

Core i3 2357M 2x 1.3GHz 0%

Turion X2 RM-70 2x 2GHz 2%

Celeron B815 2x 1.6GHz 3%

Core 2 Duo SP9600 2x 2.5GHz 3%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz 4%

Celeron Dual-Core T3000 2x 1.8GHz 6%

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2x 3.1GHz 7%

Celeron Dual-Core T1400 2x 1.7GHz 9%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 526%

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wPrime 2.0x: 1024m

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min: 1163     avg: 1435.5 (84.33%)     max: 1708.09 seconds*

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Model	Memory	GPU			Result
ThinkPad X200t	2048 MB	Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD			1163
MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A	2048 MB	GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)	300 / MHz	256 MB shared Memory	1708.09

Xeon (Desktop) E5-2680 8x 2.7 - 3.5GHz -91%

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A-Series A10-4655M 4x 2 - 2.8GHz -11%

A-Series A4-3310MX 2x 2.1 - 2.5GHz -9%

Celeron 1000M 2x 1.8GHz -8%

Core i3 330UM 2x 1.2GHz -8%

Core 2 Duo SL9400 2x 1.9GHz -6%

Core i3 2357M 2x 1.3GHz -2%

Turion II Neo K685 2x 1.8GHz -2%

Celeron B810 2x 1.6GHz -2%

Celeron B815 2x 1.6GHz -2%

Core 2 Duo SL9600

Athlon X2 QL-64 2x 2.1GHz 2%

Turion X2 RM-70 2x 2GHz 2%

Celeron Dual-Core T1400 2x 1.7GHz 4%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 2x 1.7GHz 5%

Celeron B800 2x 1.5GHz 5%

A-Series A6-4400M 2x 2.7 - 3.2GHz 6%

Pentium 987 2x 1.5GHz 8%

Pentium 977 2x 1.4GHz 13%

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 2x 3GHz 13%

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C3-M C3-M-1200 1x 1.2GHz 489%

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Reviews for the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 processor

Apple MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A (NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), 13.3")
» Review Apple MacBook Air - Mid 2009 (MC234*/A) - Review
» Apple MacBook Air 2009-06 2.1 GHz MC234*/A - External Review

Lenovo ThinkPad X200t (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, 12.1")
» Review Lenovo ThinkPad X200t Notebook - Review
» Lenovo ThinkPad X200t - External Review

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