Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Intel Core i3-390M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 and Intel Core i3-390M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5300

Intel Core i3-390M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5300

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 918 vs 386
Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1412 vs 798

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918 vs 386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1412 vs 798

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-390M

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1074 vs 533
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1245 vs 530

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1074 vs 533
PassMark - CPU mark	1245 vs 530

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5300
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-390M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

533

1074

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

530

1245

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1412

798

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5300	Intel Core i3-390M
PassMark - Single thread mark	533	1074
PassMark - CPU mark	530	1245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1412	798

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5300	Intel Core i3-390M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	2522	2526
Processor Number	T5300	i3-390M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		4 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$39
Price now		$38.95
Value for money (0-100)		16.49
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.73 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	81 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	382 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		2.66 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16