Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 vs Intel Core i7-6560U

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Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core i7-6560U

CPU comparison

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 or Intel Core i7-6560U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.53 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 was released in Q1/2009.

The Intel Core i7-6560U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6560U was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core 2 Duo P7000/SP9000/SU7000 (6) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
2 Generation 6
Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-7560U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.53 GHz. The Intel Core i7-6560U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6560U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.53 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6560U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Graphics 540
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6560U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6560U
Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Intel Core i7-6560U is 15 W.

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6560U
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 9.5 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6560U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Characteristic Intel Core i7-6560U
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 956 Socket BGA 1356
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2009 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
816 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1708 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1084 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
2122 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
3318 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
135 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-6560U Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
280 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core i7-6560U
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