Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 vs Intel Core i3-370M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 and Intel Core i3-370M 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo T5450

Intel Core i3-370M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5450

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-370M

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 975 vs 592
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 583
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 343 vs 203
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 750 vs 359

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	975 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark	1165 vs 583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	343 vs 203
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	750 vs 359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-370M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

592

975

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

1165

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

359

750

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Core i3-370M
PassMark - Single thread mark	592	975
PassMark - CPU mark	583	1165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	359	750
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Core i3-370M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Arrandale
Place in performance rating	3128	3118
Processor Number	T5450	i3-370M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		10 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$245
Price now		$39.96
Value for money (0-100)		14.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	667 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
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.250V
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		2.4 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	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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