V-Series V120 vs Pentium Dual T3400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T3400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.41
+51.9%
V-Series V120
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27

Pentium Dual Core T3400 outperforms V-Series V120 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29783131
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreAMD V-Series
Power efficiency1.111.02
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120 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.

SocketPPGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 0.41
+51.9%
V-Series V120 0.27

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 2026
+8.1%
V-Series V120 1874

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 3817
+104%
V-Series V120 1874

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 1779
+86.8%
V-Series V120 953

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.

Pentium Dual T3400 38.5
+80%
V-Series V120 69.3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.41 0.27
Recency 1 October 2008 12 May 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium Dual T3400 has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

V-Series V120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T3400 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.


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