Core i3-2394M vs Core 2 Duo T5550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2986not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.11no data
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.83 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M 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 T5550 and Core i3-2394M are enumerated here.

VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Core i3-2394M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm

i3-2394M has 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

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