Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 vs Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100
Intel Core 2 Duo T9600
► remove from comparisonThe 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.
Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 is the fastest dual-core CPU of the Core 2 series for laptops. As all Core 2 Extreme CPUs it offers an unlocked multiplicator and is therefore easy to overclock (usually in the BIOS). The X9100 was later substituted by the Core 2 Duo T9900 with the same clock rate but a cheaper price tag. The T9900 offers a better TDP of 35 Watt but has a fixed multiplicator (only drawback). Futhermore, the T9900 offers some newer features as Turbo Boost and C1E state.
Due to the high clock rate of 3 GHz, the Core 2 Extreme X9100 offers enough performance for all games and applications in 2009 and possibly also 2010. In most applications (escpecially most games), it is faster than the low clocked Core 2 Quad CPUs (like Q9000, QX9300). Modern Core i7 CPUs with high Turbo frequencies are the only CPUs that are faster than the X9100 on average.
The X9100 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 as low as 800 MHz to save power (in idle mode).
The Core 2 Duo X9100 can be used in a Socket P socket with 479 pins.
Model | Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 | Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100 | ||||||||||||
Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core 2 Extreme | ||||||||||||
Codename | Penryn | Penryn | ||||||||||||
Series: Core 2 Extreme Penryn |
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Clock | 2800 MHz | 3060 MHz | ||||||||||||
FSB | 1066 | 1066 | ||||||||||||
L2 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | ||||||||||||
Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | ||||||||||||
TDP | 35 Watt | 44 Watt | ||||||||||||
Transistors | 410 Million | 410 Million | ||||||||||||
Technology | 45 nm, 1.05-1.2125 V | 45 nm | ||||||||||||
Die Size | 107 mm2 | 107 mm2 | ||||||||||||
max. Temp. | 105 °C | 105 °C | ||||||||||||
Socket | Socket P (BGA479, PGA478) | Socket P | ||||||||||||
Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||
$316 U.S. | $851 U.S. | |||||||||||||
Announced | ||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | ark.intel.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||
L1 Cache | 128 KB | |||||||||||||
Features | SSE4.1, Virtualization Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Enhanced Speedstep, 64 Bit, Trusted Execution Technology |