Pentium Dual T4200 vs FX-9800P
Aggregate performance score
FX-9800P outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by a whopping 121% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2086 | 2679 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Power efficiency | 10.09 | 1.95 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| AMT | no data | + |
Security technologies
FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.66 | 0.75 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 1 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-9800P has a 121.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The FX-9800P is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9800P and Pentium Dual Core T4200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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