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.
| Codename | Penryn |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo |
Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn | |
| Clock Rate | 2130 MHz |
| Front Side Bus | 1066 |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB |
| Level 2 Cache | 6 MB |
| Number of Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 |
| Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) | 17 Watt |
| Transistor Count | 410 Million |
| Manufacturing Technology | 45 nm |
| Voltage Range | 1.05-1.15 V |
| Die Size | 107 mm2 |
| Max. Temperature | 105 °C |
| Socket | BGA956 |
| Features | Enhanced Speedstep, Intel VT, TXT, Intel64 |
| 64 Bit | 64 Bit support |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Starting Price | $316 U.S. |
| Announcement Date | 03/01/2009 |
| Product Link (external) | ark.intel.com |
- Average benchmark values
Apple MacBook Air 13 inch 2009-06 MC234*/A: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE), 13.30", 1.3 kg
External Review » Apple MacBook Air 2009-06 2.1 GHz MC234*/A
Lenovo ThinkPad X200t: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, 12.10", 1.8 kg
External Review » Lenovo ThinkPad X200t
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