Turion 64 ML-30 vs Pentium Dual T4500

Place in the ranking	2614	3317
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	Turion 64
Power efficiency	2.26	0.44
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date	1 January 2010 (15 years ago)	March 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Turion 64 ML-30 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	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	107 mm²	125 mm²
Number of transistors	410 million	114 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Turion 64 ML-30 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	754
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Turion 64 ML-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Turion 64 ML-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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 T4500 0.83
+419%

Turion 64 ML-30 0.16

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 T4500 1898
+208%

Turion 64 ML-30 617

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Dual T4500 35.7
+208%

Turion 64 ML-30 110

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	0.16
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm

Pentium Dual T4500 has a 418.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Dual Core T4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 ML-30 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Turion 64 ML-30, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.