Intel Core i5-12600 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12600 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-12600

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 129% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3829 vs 864
23.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21506 vs 903

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 1 June 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	480 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3829 vs 864
PassMark - CPU mark	21506 vs 903

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3829

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21506

903

Name	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	3829	864
PassMark - CPU mark	21506	903
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6527
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12600	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Penryn
Launch date	Jan 2022	1 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$255
Place in performance rating	449	2875
Processor Number	i5-12600	T4300
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Transistor count		410 million
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4690
Execution Units	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)