Pentium Dual Core T4200 vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E7500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.72
Pentium Dual Core T4200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.72

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26882683
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.051.95
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date10 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache3 MB (shared)1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketLGA775P
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMTno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E7500 0.72
Pentium Dual T4200 0.72

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo E7500 1143
Pentium Dual T4200 1149
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Dual T4200 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E7500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T4200 is a notebook one.


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