Core 2 Duo T5900 vs Pentium Dual Core T4400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2590not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.19no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 December 2009 (14 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900 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 configuration1no data
SocketPSocket P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
AMTno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core 2 Duo T5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

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.



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
+96.9%
Core 2 Duo T5900 652

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 T4400 2231
+5.1%
Core 2 Duo T5900 2123

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 T4400 4200
+5.1%
Core 2 Duo T5900 3997

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 T4400 1897
+1.8%
Core 2 Duo T5900 1864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2009 1 October 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Pentium Dual T4400 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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