Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 vs Intel Core i7-940XM

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 and Intel Core i7-940XM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5470

Intel Core i7-940XM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5470

Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1096 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1096 vs 516

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-940XM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1139 vs 636
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2209 vs 590
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1709 vs 1671

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1139 vs 636
PassMark - CPU mark	2209 vs 590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1709 vs 1671

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5470
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-940XM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

636

1139

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

590

2209

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

516

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1671

1709

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5470	Intel Core i7-940XM
PassMark - Single thread mark	636	1139
PassMark - CPU mark	590	2209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1096	516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1671	1709

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5470	Intel Core i7-940XM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Clarksfield
Place in performance rating	2398	2391
Processor Number	T5470	i7-940XM
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch date		1 June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,096
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	296 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	774 million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.250V
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		8196 KB
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	55 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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
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		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8