Athlon 950 vs Pentium Dual T4400
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2590 | not rated |
| 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 | 2.18 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 1 December 2009 (14 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950 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 | P | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950. 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 T4400 and Athlon 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2009 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium Dual T4400 has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 77.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4400 is a notebook processor while Athlon 950 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Athlon 950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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