Core 2 Duo E4300 vs Core 2 Duo T8100

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300 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 speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2111 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C61 °C
Number of transistors410 Million167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300 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
SocketBGA479,PGA478LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300 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 T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 T8100 768
+29.5%
Core 2 Duo E4300 593

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 T8100 272
+30.8%
Core 2 Duo E4300 208

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 T8100 428
+21.9%
Core 2 Duo E4300 351

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T8100 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T8100 and Core 2 Duo E4300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T8100 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4300 is a desktop one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
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