Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 vs Intel Pentium G840

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 and Intel Pentium G840 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 T5450

Intel Pentium G840

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5450

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.1°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1280 vs 592
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1311 vs 583
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 203
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 935 vs 359

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1280 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark	1311 vs 583
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 203
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	935 vs 359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

592

1280

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

583

1311

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

203

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

359

935

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Pentium G840
PassMark - Single thread mark	592	1280
PassMark - CPU mark	583	1311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	203	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	359	935

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5450	Intel Pentium G840
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Sandy Bridge
Place in performance rating	3136	2399
Processor Number	T5450	G840
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch date		May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$34.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.58
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	667 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	504 million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.250V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Number of threads		2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0