Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL vs Intel Core2 Duo SP9600

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core2 Duo SP9600

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL or Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 - 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 Core Ultra 7 165HL has 16 cores with 22 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.53 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 was released in Q1/2009.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4) CPU group Intel Core 2 Duo P7000/SP9000/SU7000 (6)
1 Generation 2
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 22 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 is at 2.53 GHz.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
16 Cores 2
22 Threads 2
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.53 GHz
0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL or Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
2.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
128 Compute units --
1024 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
DDR5-5600 Memory
96 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC Yes
18.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is 45 W, while the Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
65 W TDP up --
20 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is manufactured in 7 nm and has 42.00 MB cache. The Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
7 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
LGA 1851 Socket BGA 956
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2009
-- Release price --
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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 Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz
4559 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo SP9600 Intel Core2 Duo SP9600
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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