Pentium Dual T2060 vs i7-920XM

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2310not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency2.11no data
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date23 September 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,054no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate2500 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size296 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors774 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060 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 i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060.

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.



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.

i7-920XM 1950
+491%
Pentium Dual T2060 330

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.

i7-920XM 3797
+366%
Pentium Dual T2060 815

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 31 Watt

i7-920XM has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual T2060, on the other hand, has 77.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-920XM and Pentium Dual Core T2060. We've got no test results to judge.


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