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Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo P9500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA479

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 6144 KB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P9500 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU P9500 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 0.99

Overall Rank:
4361st fastest in multithreading out of 5493 CPUs
3599th fastest in single threading out of 5493 CPUs
1048th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $998.99 USD (2016-10-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
993
Single Thread Rating
1057
%
Samples: 99*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,616
Thread: 911
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math4,181 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,473 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,824 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption262.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression20,349 KBytes/Sec
Physics138 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions353 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,057 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of December 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of December 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,334
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,677
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,825
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,078
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,515
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,142
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,610
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,408
Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
993
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.44
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.19
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.05
Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
0.99
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,677
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,394
Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
1,057
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1955169 - Nov 26 2023
759
BL1830457 - May 31 2023
1177
BL5037953 - May 08 2023
1168
BL1808356 - May 01 2023
734
BL1764361 - Mar 09 2023
1126
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
993
Intel Core2 Extreme X9100 @ 3.06GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
1,193 (+20.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
962 (-3.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8400 @ 2.26GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
864 (-13.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
858 (-13.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo T7500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
827 (-16.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6600 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
809 (-18.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo T7800 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
909 (-8.4%)
AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-68 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
866 (-12.8%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-84 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
802 (-19.3%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-87 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
783 (-21.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo T9800 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
1,189 (+19.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9500
1,093 (+10.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,693
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
9,044
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,950
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,708
Intel Core2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53GHz
207