i5-9400 vs Duo T2700

Aggregate performance score

Core Duo T2700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.31
Core i5-9400
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.90
+1803%

Core i5-9400 outperforms Core Duo T2700 by a whopping 1803% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30851101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.34
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core DuoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.958.59
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date28 July 2006 (18 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$663$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache0 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size90 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors151 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.1625V - 1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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.

Duo T2700 0.31
i5-9400 5.90
+1803%

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 T2700 498
i5-9400 9371
+1782%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 5.90
Recency 28 July 2006 19 October 2018
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Duo T2700 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

i5-9400, on the other hand, has a 1803.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2700 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Duo T2700 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2700 and Core i5-9400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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