Pentium Dual Core T4500 vs Core 2 Duo T5800

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5800
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39
Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
+113%

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5800 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30242588
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.062.26
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2010 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
SocketPPGA478P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. 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
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 T5800 0.39
Pentium Dual T4500 0.83
+113%

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 T5800 622
Pentium Dual T4500 1336
+115%

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 T5800 2000
Pentium Dual T4500 2331
+16.6%

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 T5800 3716
Pentium Dual T4500 4337
+16.7%

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 T5800 1640
Pentium Dual T4500 1898
+15.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 0.83
Recency 1 October 2008 1 January 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Pentium Dual T4500 has a 112.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Dual Core T4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5800 in performance tests.


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