Core 2 Duo T5800 vs Core i5-2560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2136not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency4.08no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Merom (2006−2008)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800 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 speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size149 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors624 Million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800 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)no data
Socketno dataPPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
AMTno data+
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and Core 2 Duo T5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333no data
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

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.

i5-2560M 2397
+282%
Core 2 Duo T5800 628

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm

i5-2560M has 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

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