Pentium E6500 vs Pentium Dual T4400
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T4400 outperforms Pentium E6500 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2592 | 2666 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.74 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.19 | 1.08 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 December 2009 (14 years ago) | 9 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $50 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V – 1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500 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 | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 0.74 |
| Recency | 1 December 2009 | 9 August 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Dual T4400 has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4400 is a notebook processor while Pentium E6500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Pentium E6500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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