Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 vs Intel Pentium B950

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 and Intel Pentium B950 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo T5450

Intel Pentium B950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5450

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85C

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 85C

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B950

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 938 vs 598
Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 998 vs 578
Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 203
Around 81% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 649 vs 359

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	938 vs 598
PassMark - CPU mark	998 vs 578
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344 vs 203
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	649 vs 359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

938

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

578

998

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

344

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

359

649

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Pentium B950
PassMark - Single thread mark	598	938
PassMark - CPU mark	578	998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	359	649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.037

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Pentium B950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Sandy Bridge
Place in performance rating	3034	3036
Processor Number	T5450	B950
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		15 May 2011
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	667 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	149 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	85C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	624 Million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.250V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum frequency		2.1 GHz
Number of threads		2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
4G WiMAX Wireless
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® My WiFi technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4