Intel Core i5-2430M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2430M and Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2430M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1236 vs 836
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2000 vs 747
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 508 vs 249
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1095 vs 441
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 November 2011 vs 1 January 2009
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1236 vs 836
PassMark - CPU mark 2000 vs 747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 508 vs 249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1095 vs 441

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6500

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100 °C
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2430M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1236
836
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2000
747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
508
249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1095
441
Name Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core 2 Duo T6500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1236 836
PassMark - CPU mark 2000 747
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 508 249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1095 441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 22.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.74
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.291

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core 2 Duo T6500

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Penryn
Launch date 2 November 2011 1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2890 2899
Price now $84.11 $14.99
Processor Number i5-2430M T6500
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.49 25.27
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 149 mm 107 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.00 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 624 Million 410 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Device ID 0x116
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported PPGA988 PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

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)