Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 vs Intel Pentium M 1.50

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T9900 and Intel Pentium M 1.50 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

Intel Pentium M 1.50

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T9900

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 104% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 1.5 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
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1183 vs 460
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1187 vs 366

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2009 vs March 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1183 vs 460
PassMark - CPU mark	1187 vs 366

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.50

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 T9900
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.50

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1183

460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

366

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T9900	Intel Pentium M 1.50
PassMark - Single thread mark	1183	460
PassMark - CPU mark	1187	366
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	444
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	760
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	23.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.322

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T9900	Intel Pentium M 1.50
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Banias
Launch date	1 April 2009	March 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$530
Place in performance rating	3060	3068
Price now	$398.95
Processor Number	T9900
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.57
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	1.50 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	1066 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	6134 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz	1.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	410 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.050V-1.2125V	0.956-1.484V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	BGA479, PGA478	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	24.5 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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2