Pentium Dual Core T2370 vs Core 2 Duo T6670

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T6670
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
+79.3%
Pentium Dual Core T2370
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.29

Core 2 Duo T6670 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2370 by an impressive 79% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28763130
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.410.78
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 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 speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 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.

SocketPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6670 and Pentium Dual Core T2370 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

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 T6670 0.52
+79.3%
Pentium Dual T2370 0.29

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 T6670 827
+81.8%
Pentium Dual T2370 455

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 T6670 2365
+47.8%
Pentium Dual T2370 1601

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 T6670 4430
+44.7%
Pentium Dual T2370 3063

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 T6670 1850
+30.1%
Pentium Dual T2370 1423

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 0.29
Recency 1 January 2009 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Core 2 Duo T6670 has a 79.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core 2 Duo T6670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2370 in performance tests.


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