Core 2 Duo T5250 vs Pentium T4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium T4200
2009
35 Watt
0.45
+28.6%
Core 2 Duo T5250
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.35

Pentium T4200 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5250 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29323053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.220.97
Architecture codenameno dataMerom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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.

SocketPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium T4200 and Core 2 Duo T5250 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

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 T4200 0.45
+28.6%
Core 2 Duo T5250 0.35

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 T4200 714
+30.1%
Core 2 Duo T5250 549

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium T4200 219
+19.7%
Core 2 Duo T5250 183

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium T4200 369
+18.6%
Core 2 Duo T5250 311

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.35
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Pentium T4200 has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium T4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5250 in performance tests.


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