Pentium 2117U vs Core 2 Duo T9800

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9800
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.77
+18.5%
Pentium 2117U
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.65

Core 2 Duo T9800 outperforms Pentium 2117U by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26372751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency2.073.60
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U 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 speed2.93 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.92 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U 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,PGA478FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Pentium 2117U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 T9800 0.77
+18.5%
Pentium 2117U 0.65

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 T9800 1216
+19%
Pentium 2117U 1022

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 T9800 320
+9.6%
Pentium 2117U 292

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 T9800 597
+21.3%
Pentium 2117U 492

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 T9800 3633
+53.6%
Pentium 2117U 2365

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 T9800 6839
+54.6%
Pentium 2117U 4425

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 T9800 2626
+39.3%
Pentium 2117U 1885

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.65
Recency 1 January 2009 1 September 2012
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9800 has a 18.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 2117U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T9800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2117U in performance tests.


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