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Intel Core i7-980 vs Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | Intel Celeron (165) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | Intel Core 2 Duo P7000/SP9000/SU7000 (6) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Wolfdale (Penryn) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | BGA 956 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.33 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 6.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | ||
| CUs / Shader | / | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | ||
| Max. GPU Memory | ||
| Technology | ||
| Release date |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | |
| Memory channels | 3 | 0 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | ||
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| TDP | 130 W | 25 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i7-980 | Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 |
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| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1 |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q1/2009 |
| Release price | 594 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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