Pentium Dual-Core E2160 vs Pentium Dual T3400
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T3400 outperforms Pentium Dual-Core E2160 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3052 | 3062 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | 0.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | June 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 77 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.41 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Dual T3400 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is a desktop one.
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