Intel Core i7-8670 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9500

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,992

Rank #254

vs
4,114

Rank #1,787

5,992
4,114

Core i7-8670 wins by 31.3% (Rank #254 vs #1787)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,542

Rank #109

vs
4,180

Rank #1,599

6,542
4,180

Core i7-8670 wins by 36.1% (Rank #109 vs #1599)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,168

Rank #529

vs
4,015

Rank #2,056

5,168
4,015

Core i7-8670 wins by 22.3% (Rank #529 vs #2056)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

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vs
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Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8670 Core 2 Duo T9500 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,600 MHz
+16.1%
Clock Multiplier
31x
13x
+58.1%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
2 MiB
6 MiB
-73.8%
L3 Cache
12 MiB
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Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
40 GB/s
26 GB/s
+35.6%
PCIe Lanes
16
1
+93.8%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-8670 Core 2 Duo T9500
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i7-8000 --
Model Number i7-8670 T9500
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake --
Core Name Coffee Lake S Penryn
Socket LGA-1151 BGA479, PGA478, PPGA478
Package FCLGA-1151 µFC-PGA8
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Core 2 Duo T9500
Intel

Family

Core i7-8670
Core
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

Series

Core i7-8670
i7-8000
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

Model Number

Core i7-8670
i7-8670
Core 2 Duo T9500
T9500

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8670
Coffee Lake
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

Core Name

Core i7-8670
Coffee Lake S
Core 2 Duo T9500
Penryn

Socket

Core i7-8670
LGA-1151
Core 2 Duo T9500
BGA479, PGA478, PPGA478

Package

Core i7-8670
FCLGA-1151
Core 2 Duo T9500
µFC-PGA8

Memory Type

Core i7-8670
DDR4-2666
Core 2 Duo T9500
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i7-8670
No
Core 2 Duo T9500
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8670
3.0
Core 2 Duo T9500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8670
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Core 2 Duo T9500
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7-8670
Desktop
Core 2 Duo T9500
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8670
Yes
Core 2 Duo T9500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8670 Core 2 Duo T9500
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 149 mm² 107 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i7-8670
14 nm
Core 2 Duo T9500
45 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8670
149 mm²
Core 2 Duo T9500
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-8670
--
Core 2 Duo T9500
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Core 2 Duo T9500
Intel

Technology

Core i7-8670
CMOS
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

Word Size

Core i7-8670
64-bit
Core 2 Duo T9500
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8670
x86-64 (x86)
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8670 Core 2 Duo T9500
GPU UHD Graphics 630 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz 1000 MHz
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-8670
UHD Graphics 630
Core 2 Duo T9500
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-8670
Intel
Core 2 Duo T9500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8670
1200 MHz
Core 2 Duo T9500
1000 MHz

Execution Units

Core i7-8670
24
Core 2 Duo T9500
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8670 Core 2 Duo T9500
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64