Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 vs Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 and Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 680 vs 487
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 637 vs 213

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2008 vs January 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	680 vs 487
PassMark - CPU mark	637 vs 213

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.83 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

680

487

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

213

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5550	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
PassMark - Single thread mark	680	487
PassMark - CPU mark	637	213
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	411

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5550	Intel Pentium 4-M 2.40
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Northwood
Launch date	1 January 2008	January 2003
Place in performance rating	3035	3027
Processor Number	T5550
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.83 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	667 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	131 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	667 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	291 million	55 million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.250V	1.3V
L1 cache		8 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		100 °C
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478	PPGA478
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
Idle States
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2