Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

The Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 was a upper middle class dual core CPU for laptops at the time of introduction. It was intended to be used in the Santa Rosa platform due to the 800 MHz FSB. The T9550 is only slightly higher clocked but offers already a FSB1066.
Due to the relatively high clock speed and 6MB Level 2 cache, the T9500 offers enough performance for demanding games (in 2009) and applications.
The T9500 uses a Penryn (Montevina Update) core that features 2 integer units, 1 floating point unit, 1 load unit, and 1 store unit in a 14-stages long pipeline. Due to the Wide Dynamic Execution Technology, the core is able to simultaneously execute up to four instructions.
The integrated Enhanced Speedstep is able to downclock the core dynamically to save power (in idle mode).
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Codename | Penryn |
| Clock Rate | 2600 MHz |
| Front Side Bus | 800 MHz |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 6144 KB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 |
| Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 35 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 410 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 45 nm |
| Features | 1.0-1.25V |
| Die Size | 107 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C |
| Socket | BGA479, PGA478, PPGA478 |
| Features | Virtualization Technolgoy (VT-x), Intel 64, Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Hardware Virtualization | VT-x |
| Starting Price | $530 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 01/10/2008 |
| Product Link (external) | Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 |
CPU Benchmarks









| Cinebench R10 in comparison | ||
| Intel Atom Z670 (min) | 691 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Core 2 Duo P8800 | 5356.7 | |
| AMD A-Series A6-3420M | 5411 | |
| AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE | 5439 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | 5441 | |
| AMD A-Series A6-3410MX | 5493.8 | |
| Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 | 5507 | |
| Intel Core i3 330M | 5513.1 | |
| ... | ||
| Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max) | 27189.5 | |
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8 benchmarks and specifications
8 benchmarks and specifications