Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo P9600 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA478

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 P9600 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 46.23

Overall Rank:
4273rd fastest in multithreading out of 5454 CPUs
3506th fastest in single threading out of 5454 CPUs
1027th fastest in out of 1514 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $22.50 USD (2024-06-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1040

Single Thread Rating

1082

^%
Samples: 36*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,636
Thread: 1,049

^%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 P9600 @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	4,762 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,403 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,066 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	270.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20,634 KBytes/Sec
Physics	135 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	382 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,082 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of November 2025

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of November 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 17th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,385
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,148
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,699
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,855
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,099
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,554
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,616
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,419
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz		1,040

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.55
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.27
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz		46.23
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
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 17th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,032
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,895
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz		1,082

Last 2 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1669112 - Nov 12 2022		1098
BL1365153 - Feb 03 2021		1051

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz
As of 17th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz		1,040
AMD A6-4400M APU vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		996 (-4.3%)
Intel Pentium P6100 @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		880 (-15.4%)
Intel Pentium T4500 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		843 (-19.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 QL-65 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		664 (-36.2%)
AMD Turion II Ultra Dual-Core Mobile M600 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		955 (-8.2%)
Intel Pentium P6200 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		932 (-10.4%)
AMD Turion Dual-Core RM-75 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		659 (-36.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		959 (-7.8%)
AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520 vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		855 (-17.8%)
Intel Core2 Duo T5850 @ 2.16GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		721 (-30.7%)
AMD Athlon II P320 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		714 (-31.3%)
AMD A6-3400M APU vs Intel Core2 Duo P9600		1,223 (+17.6%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,807
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,629
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,061
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		8,021
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,013
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,814
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,980
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,756
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,746
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,713
Intel Core2 Duo P9600 @ 2.53GHz		207

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