Pentium 4 2.53 vs Duo T2250

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesCore Duono data
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)May 2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.73 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.53 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB8 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size90 mm2146 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors151 million55 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.7625-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53 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 configuration11
SocketPPGA478478
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53. 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
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53 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 Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR1, DDR2

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.

Duo T2250 350
+116%
Pentium 4 2.53 162

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 110 Watt

Duo T2250 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 254.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core Duo T2250 and Pentium 4 2.53. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Duo T2250 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 2.53 is a desktop one.


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