Intel Core i3-4100E vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-4100E and Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4100E

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1390 vs 1057
  • Around 86% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1848 vs 993
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 October 2013 vs 15 July 2008
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1390 vs 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 1848 vs 993

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 48% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 37 Watt
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
L2 cache 6134 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 37 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-4100E
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1390
1057
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1848
993
Name Intel Core i3-4100E Intel Core 2 Duo P9500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1390 1057
PassMark - CPU mark 1848 993
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1619
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2630

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-4100E Intel Core 2 Duo P9500

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Penryn
Launch date 1 October 2013 15 July 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $225 $348
Place in performance rating 1836 1830
Processor Number i3-4100E P9500
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Price now $998.99
Value for money (0-100) 0.52

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 1066 MHz FSB
Die size 130 mm 107 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 6134 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 105°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 2.53 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 960 Million 410 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 1066 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4600

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1364 PGA478, BGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 37 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)