Pentium Dual T4500 vs i3-2348M

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-2348M
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.80
Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
+5%

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Core i3-2348M by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26012568
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency2.162.27
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size149 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)no data
Number of transistors624 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPPGA988P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500.

PCIe version2no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i3-2348M 0.80
Pentium Dual T4500 0.84
+5%

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.

i3-2348M 1274
Pentium Dual T4500 1336
+4.9%

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.

i3-2348M 2829
+49.1%
Pentium Dual T4500 1898

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i3-2348M 2
+74.4%
Pentium Dual T4500 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.84
Recency 1 January 2013 1 January 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

i3-2348M has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual T4500, on the other hand, has a 5% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2348M and Pentium Dual Core T4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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