Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 vs Intel Pentium M 1.60

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 and Intel Pentium M 1.60 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 T5870

Intel Pentium M 1.60

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5870

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 744 vs 463
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 705 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2008 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	744 vs 463
PassMark - CPU mark	705 vs 364

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.60

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5870
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

364

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5870	Intel Pentium M 1.60
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	463
PassMark - CPU mark	705	364
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	250
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	429

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5870	Intel Pentium M 1.60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Banias
Launch date	1 October 2008	March 2003
Place in performance rating	2978	3064
Processor Number	T5870
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	291 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.175V	0.956V-1.484V
L1 cache		16 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	24.5 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		PPGA478, H-PBGA479
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2