Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 vs Intel Celeron N5095A vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9900
Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300
► remove from comparisonThe Core 2 Duo SP9300 is a power efficient (25W TDP) dual core CPU for laptops. Compared to other Core 2 Duo with 2.26 GHz, the SP9300 features the full 6 MB level 2 cache of the Penryn core. Usually 3MB are enabled for 25 W CPUs at this clock range (e.g. P8400). Therefore, the performance is a bit better than similar clocked C2D CPUs.
Intel Celeron N5095A
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The Celeron N5095A is an inexpensive quad-core SoC of the Jasper Lake product family designed for use in affordable SFF desktops and laptops. It features four Tremont CPU cores running at 2 GHz that Boost to up to 2.9 GHz with no thread-doubling Hyper-Threading technology in sight. A pretty basic iGPU is present as well.
The only difference between the N5095A and the N5095 is that the former comes with support for more proprietary Intel technologies such as the Smart Sound DSP, Wake on Voice and HD Audio.
Architecture and Features
Tremont brings many improvements over Goldmont Plus, the architecture that we know from the N5030 and myriads of other N-class CPUs. An up to 30% boost in single-thread performance is to be expected thanks to smarter prefetchers, branch prediction improvements and other refinements, according to Intel. These new chips are physically larger than their immediate predecessors as a result. Either way, this is still a "small" core rather than a "big" one according to ChipsAndCheese.
The Celeron has 1.5 MB of L2 and 4 MB of L3 cache and is compatible with DDR4-2933 and LPDDR4x-2933 memory or slower. Support for Intel CNVi Wi-Fi 6 modules is baked into the chip, as are 8 PCIe 3.0 lanes for NVMe SSD speeds up to 3.9 GB/s. USB 4 or Thunderbolt aren't supported however.
Please also note that the Celeron gets soldered to the motherboard (BGA1338 socket interface) for good and is thus not user-replaceable.
Performance
While we haven't tested a single system featuring the N5095A as of Sep 2024, we have done several reviews of computers/laptops powered by the N5095. CPU performance should be pretty much identical between the two. Therefore, we fully expect the chip to be about as fast as the Core i3-10110U, Core i3-1005G1, Celeron N5105 and also the Ryzen 3 3200U in multi-threaded workloads. Which is just enough for the most basic of tasks in late 2024.
Performance will get a significant hit if the power target is set to 10 W or 6 W instead of the Intel-recommended 15 W value.
Graphics
The DirectX 12.1-capable 16 EU UHD Graphics runs at up to 750 MHz and is in many respects similar to what Ice Lake CPUs come equipped with. This graphics adapter is capable of driving up to 3 SUHD displays simultaneously; HEVC, AVC, VP9, MPEG-2 and other popular video codecs can all be hardware-decoded. AV1 and VVC can't.
As far as gaming is concerned, it is reasonable to expect playable framerates in really old games (like Dota 2 Reborn) provided one sticks to lower resolutions such as HD 720p.
Power consumption
While most N-class chips have a 6 W long-term power target, the Celeron N5095A has a 15 W TDP to mimic much faster U-class Core processors. This isn't a great CPU for passively cooled designs.
The N5095A is built with the same 10 nm Intel process as Ice Lake-U processors for pretty unimpressive power efficiency, as of late 2024.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9900
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The Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 is the theoretical successor of the Core 2 Extreme X9100 (which also clocks at 3.06 GHz) that uses less power due to the modern stepping and the Enhanced Halt State (C1E). The only advantage of the X9100 is the free multiplikator (which allows easy overclocking of the CPU).
The T9900 is a fast dual core CPU for laptops which features 6 MB of shared level 2 cache and a TDP of 35 Watt. Due to the high clock speed, modern games (in 2009) should not be limited by the CPU speed. For single threaded applications it is one of the fastest CPUs for laptops (only beaten by the new Core i7 with enabled Turbo mode).
The T9900 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 as low as 800 MHz to save power (in idle mode).
The Core 2 Duo T9900 can be used in a Socket P socket with 479 pins: Socket P / Micro Flip-Chip Pin Grid Array (Micro-FCPGA) requires 479-pin surface mount Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket (mPGA479M socket) or Micro Flip-Chip Ball Grid Array (Micro-FCBGA) for surface mount (479-ball).
| Model | Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 | Intel Celeron N5095A | Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Jasper Lake | Penryn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Jasper Lake | Intel Core 2 Duo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn |
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| Clock | 2260 MHz | 2000 - 2900 MHz | 3060 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 1066 | 1066 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 1.5 MB | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 4 / 4 4 x 2.9 GHz Intel Tremont | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 25 Watt | 15 Watt | 35 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 410 Million | 410 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 45 nm | 10 nm | 45 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage | 1.05-1.15V V | 1.05-1.2125 V V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | BGA956 | BGA1338 | Socket P (BGA479, PGA478) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Trusted Execution Technology, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | DDR4-2933/LPDDR4x-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA | SSE4.1, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speedstep, Ehnaced Halt State (C1E), 64 Bit, Trusted Execution Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| $284 U.S. | $530 U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (450 - 750 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 128 KB |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo SP9300 → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 → 0% n=0
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
