Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 vs Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
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The Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 is a high end dual core CPU for laptops (at the time of introduction). Compared to the faster T9900 it does not support the new power saving C1E state. The newer Core 2 Duo P9700 offers a similar performance but features a lower TDP of 28 Watt.
Due to the high clock speed, the T9600 offers enough performance for demanding games (in 2009) and applications.
The T9600 uses a Penryn 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 (in idle mode).
The Core 2 Duo T9600 can be used in a Socket P socket with 479 pins.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
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The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the early 2023 MacBook Pro 14 and Mac Mini entry level models. It offers 10 of the 12 cores available in the chip divided in six performance cores (P-cores) and four power-efficiency cores (E-cores). The E-cores clock with up to 3.4 GHz, the P-Cores up to 3.7 GHz (mostly 3.3 GHz in multi-threaded workloads and 3.4 GHz in single threaded).
The big cores (codename Avalanche) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 36 MB shared L2 cache (up from 24 MB in the M1 Pro). The four efficiency cores (codename Blizzard) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache).
The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 Bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.
The performance of the M2 Pro 10-Core should be similar to the old M1 Pro with all 10 cores. The multi-threaded performance should be slower, as the M2 10-core has two p-cores less (and 2 e-cores more) but the single-threaded performance should be better due to the faster clock speed and architectural improvements. The old M1 Pro 8-core should be noticeably slower.
The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro 10-core offers all 16 of the 19 cores.
Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine (faster than M1 Pro), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).
The M2 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC (second generation) and integrates 40 billion transistors.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
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The Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 was a upper middle class dual core CPU for laptops, at the time of introduction. It is similar to the Core 2 Duo T9400 but features a slower clocked front side bus.
Due to the relatively high clock speed and 6MB Level 2 cache, the T9300 offers enough performance for most demanding games (in 2009) and applications.
The T9300 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).
| Model | Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 | Apple M2 Pro 10-Core | Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | ||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Penryn | Penryn | |||||||||||||||||
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Apple M2 | Intel Core 2 Duo | ||||||||||||||||
| Series: Core 2 Duo Penryn |
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| Clock | 2800 MHz | 2424 - 3696 MHz | 2500 MHz | ||||||||||||||||
| FSB | 1066 | 800 | |||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | 36 MB | 6 MB | ||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 10 / 10 | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 35 Watt | 35 Watt | |||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 410 Million | 40000 Million | 410 Million | ||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 45 nm | 5 nm | 45 nm | ||||||||||||||||
| Voltage | 1.05-1.2125 V V | 1-1.25V V | |||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | |||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | |||||||||||||||||
| Socket | Socket P (BGA479, PGA478) | BGA479, PGA478 | |||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | ARM | x86 | ||||||||||||||||
| $316 U.S. | $316 U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announced | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | |||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 7.3 MB | 128 KB | |||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Features | ARMv8 Instruction Set | Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Trusted Execution, Intel 64, Enhanced Speedstep, Execute Disable Bit | |||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 10-Core → 0% n=0
Average Benchmarks Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 → 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
