Intel Core i5-2450M vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2450M and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-2450M

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1284 vs 824
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2076 vs 775
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 520 vs 244
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1118 vs 427

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 November 2011 vs 1 January 2009
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1284 vs 824
PassMark - CPU mark	2076 vs 775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520 vs 244
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1118 vs 427

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
2x 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	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2450M
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1284

824

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2076

775

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

520

244

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

427

Name	Intel Core i5-2450M	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1284	824
PassMark - CPU mark	2076	775
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	520	244
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1118	427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.19
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.695

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2450M	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	2 November 2011	1 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$225
Place in performance rating	2918	2912
Price now	$88.02
Processor Number	i5-2450M	T4200
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	11.36
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	149 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	2 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	1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.3 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)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023, 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
FSB parity
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
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)