Pentium Dual Core T4400 vs Core 2 Duo P8800

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8800
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.59
Pentium Dual Core T4400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.81
+37.3%

Pentium Dual Core T4400 outperforms Core 2 Duo P8800 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28142609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency2.232.19
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)1 December 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400 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 speed2.66 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478P
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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 P8800 0.59
Pentium Dual T4400 0.81
+37.3%

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 P8800 937
Pentium Dual T4400 1284
+37%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo P8800 2932
+31.4%
Pentium Dual T4400 2231

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo P8800 5370
+27.9%
Pentium Dual T4400 4200

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo P8800 2355
+24.1%
Pentium Dual T4400 1897

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo P8800 31.35
+21.9%
Pentium Dual T4400 38.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.59 0.81
Recency 1 April 2009 1 December 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8800 has 40% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual T4400, on the other hand, has a 37.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The Pentium Dual Core T4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P8800 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo P8800 and Pentium Dual Core T4400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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