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Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core2 Duo T9400 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 T9400 @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA479

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 35 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 T9400 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz, Intel Core2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 28.83

Overall Rank:
4450th fastest in multithreading out of 5780 CPUs
3709th fastest in single threading out of 5780 CPUs
1066th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $34.95 USD (2022-10-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1008
Single Thread Rating
1032
%
Samples: 772*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,656
Thread: 976
%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 T9400 @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math4,278 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,391 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting2,834 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption260.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression20,858 KBytes/Sec
Physics136 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions357 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,032 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
25,260
Apple M4 10 Core
23,699
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
20,629
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
19,760
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
18,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
16,483
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
10,599
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
9,395
Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
1,008
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
30.40
Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
28.83
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
11.04
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H
3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
3,004
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
2,616
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
2,392
Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
1,032
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3209557 - Jan 13 2026
1161
BL3182293 - Jan 02 2026
1030
BL3152525 - Dec 21 2025
1176
BL2969816 - Oct 11 2025
1101
BL2649008 - May 24 2025
1117
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
1,008
Intel Core2 Duo T6600 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
806 (-20.0%)
AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-87 vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
783 (-22.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo P7450 @ 2.13GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
807 (-19.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo T6570 @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
774 (-23.2%)
AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
770 (-23.6%)
Intel Pentium T4500 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
850 (-15.6%)
AMD A6-5350M APU vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
1,207 (+19.8%)
Intel Pentium B960 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
1,025 (+1.7%)
AMD Phenom II N620 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
992 (-1.6%)
AMD A4-4300M APU vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
967 (-4.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo P8600 @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
863 (-14.4%)
AMD Turion II N530 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo T9400
855 (-15.1%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,772
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
9,413
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,994
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
7,917
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,765
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
6,905
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392
6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,751
Intel Core2 Duo T9400 @ 2.53GHz
204