Pentium Dual Core T3200 vs Core 2 Duo T5850
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T5850 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3200 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5850 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2971 | 3016 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Power efficiency | 1.21 | 1.06 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5850 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5850 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.43 | 0.39 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T5850 has a 10.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 2.9% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo T5850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5850 and Pentium Dual Core T3200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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