Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 vs Intel Pentium M 1.30

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 and Intel Pentium M 1.30 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo T8100

Intel Pentium M 1.30

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T8100

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 62% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 837 vs 384
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 779 vs 301

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 January 2008 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	3072 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	837 vs 384
PassMark - CPU mark	779 vs 301

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.30

Around 59% lower typical power consumption: 22 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	22 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

837

384

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

779

301

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T8100	Intel Pentium M 1.30
PassMark - Single thread mark	837	384
PassMark - CPU mark	779	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	295
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.23
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T8100	Intel Pentium M 1.30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Banias
Launch date	10 January 2008	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$209
Place in performance rating	3160	3163
Price now	$999.99
Processor Number	T8100
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.38
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.30 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	3072 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.000V-1.250V	0.956V-1.388V
L1 cache		16 KB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PGA478, BGA479	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	22 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
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2