Intel

Core2 Duo T9550

Core2 Duo T9550
BENCHMARKS (1,427)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $199

Effective Speed -176%Effective Speed -176%Average Score -705%Memory -24%, 1-Core -431%, 2-Core -457%, 4-Core -955%, 8-Core -1,658%Overclocked Score -601%1-Core -364%, 2-Core -371%, 4-Core -812%, 8-Core -1,432%, Memory -24%Value & Sentiment User Rating -86%, Market Share -∞%, Price -10%, Value -190%Nice To Haves -1,715%64-Core -2,228%, 64-Core -2,595%, Age -321%

Average Bench: 38.6% (1124^th of 1459)

Based on 1,427 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF0001067A Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9550 @ 2.66GHz

Poor: 21%Average: 38.6% Great: 43%

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 43%

Speed boat

Workstation 25%

Raft

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Poor average bench

The Intel Core2 Duo T9550 averaged 61.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 66.2Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 35.1Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Duo T9550 is 22.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Duo T9550 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 66.9Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 66.9Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,427 samples)

Rank 112438.6%

Min	Avg	Max
34.6	Memory 66.2	74.1
16.1	1-Core 35.1	42.2
23	2-Core 65.5	82.3
37.4% 55.6 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
24.6	4-Core 66.2	82.8
27.7	8-Core 66.9	82.5
8.9% 66.6 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
25.2	64-Core 66.9	82.2
4.1% 66.9 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 9 months ago.Core2 Duo T9550,

Socket 478, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)

37.3% Below average

Memory 64.6

1-Core 35.9

2-Core 41.5

34% 47.3 Pts

4-Core 60

8-Core 71.2

8% 65.6 Pts

64-Core 70.1

4% 70.1 Pts

GBR-User, 13 months ago.Core2 Duo T9550,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)

32.1% Below average

Memory 58.4

1-Core 36.5

2-Core 36.5

32% 43.8 Pts

4-Core 36.8

8-Core 41.1

5% 38.9 Pts

64-Core 39

2% 39 Pts

GBR-User, 13 months ago.Core2 Duo T9550,

LGA775, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)

32.1% Below average

Memory 56.1

1-Core 39

2-Core 47.1

33% 47.4 Pts

4-Core 48.3

8-Core 53.2

7% 50.8 Pts

64-Core 48.9

3% 48.9 Pts

UKR-User, 16 months ago.Core2 Duo T9550,

CPU, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)

6.84% Terrible

Memory 3.8

1-Core 37.9

2-Core 47.9

15% 29.9 Pts

4-Core 56.1

8-Core 59.7

8% 57.9 Pts

64-Core 56.7

4% 56.7 Pts

ESP-User, 7 months ago.Core2 Duo T9550,

U2E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)

3.06% Terrible

Memory 4.81

1-Core 6.3

2-Core 9.2

4% 6.77 Pts

4-Core 8.4

8-Core 4.4

1% 6.4 Pts

64-Core 9.5

1% 9.5 Pts

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Gaming 2%

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Desktop 38%

Jet ski

Workstation 2%

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System: Dell Vostro 1520

CPU
Core2 Duo T9550Intel $199Bench 39%, 1,427 samples	10x

GPU
GeForce 9300M GSNvidiaBench 1%, 2,044 samples	18x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	2x
BX500 240GBCrucial $25Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	1x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $49Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	17x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples	1x

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Value: 41% - Average

Total price: $213

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Description	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9550 (6M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
Code Name	Penryn
Launch Date	Q4'08
Processor Number	T9550
# of Cores	2
Cache	6 MB L2
Instruction Set	64-bit
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	1.050V-1.212V
Recommended Price	N/A
Clock Speed	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB
Max TDP	35 W
FSB Parity	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech	No
Hyper-Threading Tech	No
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	35mm x 35mm
Sockets Supported	BGA479, PGA478
Processing Die Size	107 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	410 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

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