Pentium T3400 vs Core 2 Duo T5450

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5450
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.37

Pentium T3400 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5450 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30472992
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.031.14
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)no data
Release dateno data1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed1.66 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25V1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400 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.

SocketPPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5450 and Pentium T3400 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

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 T5450 0.37
Pentium T3400 0.42
+13.5%

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 T5450 583
Pentium T3400 663
+13.7%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T5450 191
Pentium T3400 223
+16.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T5450 327
Pentium T3400 367
+12.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.42

Pentium T3400 has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium T3400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5450 in performance tests.


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