Phenom X3 8850 vs Pentium Dual Core T4200
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2592 | 2598 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Toliman (2008) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | October 2008 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 285 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850 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 | PG478 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| AMT | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 1% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Pentium Dual T4200 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
Phenom X3 8850, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4200 is a notebook processor while Phenom X3 8850 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom X3 8850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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