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.

 

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