Pentium Dual T4500 vs i3-7100U

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Celeron Dual-Core T3500 Core 2 Duo P8400 Core 2 Duo P8600 Core 2 Duo T6600 Core 2 Duo T8300 Core 2 Duo T9300 Core 2 Duo T9600 Core 2 Duo T9900 Pentium Dual Core T4200 Pentium Dual Core T4300 Pentium Dual Core T4400 Pentium Dual Core T4500

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-7100U
2016
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72
+105%
Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84

Core i3-7100U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

i3-7100U i3-7100U
Pentium Dual T4500 Pentium Dual T4500

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20352566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency10.812.26
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100U 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 speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100U 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
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356P
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
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
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100U 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 i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 620no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

i3-7100U 1.72
+105%
Pentium Dual T4500 0.84

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.

i3-7100U 2724
+104%
Pentium Dual T4500 1336

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.

i3-7100U 3874
+66.2%
Pentium Dual T4500 2331

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.

i3-7100U 8758
+102%
Pentium Dual T4500 4337

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-7100U 20.25
+76.3%
Pentium Dual T4500 35.7

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.

i3-7100U 3
+128%
Pentium Dual T4500 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.72 0.84
Recency 30 August 2016 1 January 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i3-7100U has a 104.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7100U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7100U and Pentium Dual Core T4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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