Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 is a laptop processor released in Dec 2008. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, a base clock of 2.66 GHz, a 35 W TDP and the FCBGA479 socket.
Overview
SummaryThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 is a laptop processor with 2 cores and 2 threads. It launched in Dec 2008. It uses the FCBGA479 socket. Rated TDP is 35 W.
Performance
12 metricsThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 scores 1,073 in single-core performance and 995 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 1,033 for overall performance, 2,149 for productivity performance, 2,479 for creator performance, 927 for engineering performance and 3,468 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 498 per core, 498 per thread and 28 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 175. Its performance index is 13, so its overall performance is 87% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.
How these scores are computed
Single-core and multi-core performance are PassMark CPU Mark single-thread and multi-thread ratings. Every other figure on this page's performance section is computed by Feex from those two ratings plus core count, thread count and TDP, so it is a derived value and not a separate benchmark run.
- Overall performance is the geometric mean of the two ratings: the square root of single-core times multi-core.
- Productivity performance is 0.65 times multi-core plus 1.4 times single-core.
- Creator performance is 0.55 times multi-core plus 1.8 times single-core.
- Engineering performance is multi-core times the smaller of 1.4 and (0.9 plus cores divided by 64).
- Gaming performance is 3 times single-core plus 0.25 times multi-core.
- Performance per core, per thread and per watt divide the multi-core rating by physical cores, logical threads and TDP in watts.
- The efficiency index is the square root of single-core times multi-core, divided by the square root of TDP.
- The performance index is overall performance divided by the overall performance of the Intel Core i5-12400 (8,069), times 100.
Workload Benchmarks
8 workloadsScores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.
In the individual workload tests the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 scores 4,164 in integer math, 2,313 in floating-point math, 20,629 in compression, 265 in cryptography, 135 in physics simulation, 348 in vector SIMD, 8 in the prime sieve and 2,846 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 93% below in integer math, 95% below in floating-point math, 91% below in compression, 98% below in cryptography, 88% below in physics simulation, 98% below in vector SIMD, 88% below in the prime sieve and 87% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.
Core Configuration
6 specsThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has 2 physical cores and runs 2 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It does not support simultaneous multithreading, so its thread count equals its core count. It runs at a base clock of 2.66 GHz.
Architecture & Generation
4 specsThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 is a laptop processor and belongs to the Intel Core 2 family. It launched in Dec 2008.
Cache
4 specsThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has 128 KB of L1 cache and 6 MB of L2 cache. That adds up to about 6.1 MB of cache, or 3.06 MB per core.
Cache Hierarchy
2 levelsThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has a 2-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB and L2 at 6 MB. L2 is the largest level and makes up about 98% of the cache listed here.
Platform & Compatibility
1 specThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 uses the FCBGA479 socket.
Power & Thermals
1 specThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has a rated TDP of 35 W.
Platform Capabilities
7 supported, 1 not supportedInstruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.
Instruction Sets
7 supportedSecurity and Reliability
0 supportedVirtualization
0 supportedOS Compatibility
0 supportedThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 supports 64-bit (x86-64), SSE4.1, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 and MMX among its instruction set features. Feex has no record for AES-NI, AMX, AVX-512, AVX2, AVX and AVX-VNNI, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for AES-NI, Control-flow Enforcement (CET), Execute Disable (NX), Boot Guard, Hardware RNG and Hardware Shield, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex has no record for Extended Page Tables (EPT), VT-d (DMA Remapping), VT-x (Hardware Virtualization), VT-x with EPT, IOMMU and Second-Level Address Translation, which is different from being unsupported.
Feex records these as not true for the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550: Windows 11 eligible.
Physical & Manufacturing
1 specThe Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $316.
Naming & Aliases
3 specsIts normalized catalog name is Intel Core 2 Duo T9550.
Real-world compute in the Feex fleet
No machines yetNo Feex fleet machines with the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 have reported compute telemetry yet, so real-world compute for this processor is not recorded.
Data Coverage
38% recordedFeex has recorded 38% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.
Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: Codename, ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Max Memory, Memory Channels, Memory Bandwidth, Memory Types, DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package, Package Size and PCIe Lanes. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.
Common questions
6 answeredHow many cores and threads does the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 have?
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has 2 cores and 2 threads.
What socket does the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 use?
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 uses the FCBGA479 socket.
What is the TDP of the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550?
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has a TDP of 35 W.
How does the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 perform?
In the Feex normalized performance dataset, the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 scores 995 multi-core and 1,073 single-core.
How much cache does the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 have?
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has 128 KB of L1 cache and 6144 KB of L2 cache.
How does the Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 compare with the Intel Core i5-12400?
The Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 has a computed performance index of 13, which is 87% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). The index is derived from the single-core and multi-core ratings.