Core 2 Duo T6400 Performance
Intel released its Core 2 Duo T6400 on Jan. 6, 2009. The T6400 is a laptop processor, meaning that it is designed to consume less power and run much cooler than its desktop counterparts.
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Frequency
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The T6400 runs at 2 GHz, or 2 billion clock cycles per second. Compare this to other budget Core 2 Duo processors such as the T8300 that run at 2.4 MHz.
Power Consumption
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The T6400 uses up to 1.25 volts and runs on a system capable of dissipating 35 watts without reaching damaging temperatures, an improvement over previous designs. These factors are of concern, as laptops have less room for cooling fans and seek to extend battery life.
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Processor Cores
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As a dual core processor, the T6400 contains two separate processors on the same die. This design allows it to process multiple instructions simultaneously, according to PC Stats.
Bus Speed
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The bus determines how quickly data transfers occur between CPU and RAM. The T6400 has an 800 MHz bus. Consider that the next highest speed, 1066 MHz (as of 2010), belongs to processors in a higher price range.
Transistor Size
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Processors consist of millions of transistors, each capable of representing one bit that the CPU can use to perform calculations. The smaller the transistors, the more that can fit on a chip. The T6400 processor size is 45 nm, an improvement over the previous generation’s 65 nm design.
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References
- Intel: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6400 (2M Cache, 2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
- Intel: Intel Core2 Duo Processor T8300 (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB)
- Xbit Laboratories: Core 2 Duo E6420, E6320 and E4400 Plus Another 15 Sub-$200 Dual-Core Processors (page 2)
- PC Stats: The Basics of Hyper-Threading: What is it?
- Intel: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9400 (6M Cache, 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB)
