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CPULaptopReleased 2008

Intel Core 2 Duo P9600

2C/2T · 25 W

The Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 is a dual-core notebook processor from Intel's 45 nm "Penryn" generation, introduced at the end of 2008. It combines the full 6 MB L2 cache with a 1066 MT/s front-side bus inside a 25 W envelope, sitting one step below the later P9700 at the top of the Centrino 2 lineup.

General

Manufacturer
Intel
Model
Intel Core 2 Duo P9600
Segment
Laptop
Generation
Core 2 Duo (Penryn)
Codename
Penryn
Architecture
x86_64
Microarchitecture
Penryn
Release date
2008
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
2 cores / 2 threads
Base clock
2.66 GHz
Boost clock
—
TDP (design W)
25 W
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
6 MB
L3 cache
—
Technology (nm)
45 nm
45 nm

Platform

Socket
PPGA478
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
None
Memory type
—
Memory size
—
ECC memory
—
PCIe
—

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
MMXSSESSE2SSE3SSSE3SSE4.1Intel 64XD bitEISTIntel VT-xTXTIDA
NPU
None

OS support

Windows
Windows 10
Linux
UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes
Not supported by Windows 11: version 24H2 and later require the POPCNT and SSE4.2 instructions, which Penryn (SSE4.1) does not have. Windows 10 runs, as do Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch Linux, which still target the baseline x86-64 (v1) ISA. Not a supported ChromeOS Flex platform.

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