Core 2 Duo T5900 vs Pentium G2030

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2397	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	1.90	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1155	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
AMT	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Core 2 Duo T5900.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2013	1 October 2008
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	35 Watt

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