Core 2 Duo E8200 vs Pentium Dual Core T4400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.81
+14.1%
Core 2 Duo E8200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71

Pentium Dual Core T4400 outperforms Core 2 Duo E8200 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25912698
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency2.191.03
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 December 2009 (14 years ago)January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.67 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz1333 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB6 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)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.

Pentium Dual T4400 0.81
+14.1%
Core 2 Duo E8200 0.71

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.

Pentium Dual T4400 1284
+14.2%
Core 2 Duo E8200 1124

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.81 0.71
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Dual T4400 has a 14.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T4400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E8200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4400 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E8200 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo E8200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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