Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 630 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 T6500

Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 58% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 66.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 249 vs 168
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 441 vs 214

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs February 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 66.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	249 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	441 vs 214

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Around 43% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 630

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

249

168

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

441

214

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T6500	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	836
PassMark - CPU mark	747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	249	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	441	214

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T6500	Intel Pentium 4 HT 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Prescott
Launch date	1 January 2009	February 2005
Place in performance rating	2911	3310
Price now	$14.99
Processor Number	T6500	630
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	25.27
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	135 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	66.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	169 million
L1 cache		28 KB
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	PGA478	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	84 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3