Intel Core i5-480M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-480M and Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-480M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.83 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: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1154 vs 682
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1322 vs 642
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 393 vs 243
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 845 vs 411
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 December 2010 vs 1 January 2008
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1154 vs 682
PassMark - CPU mark 1322 vs 642
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 393 vs 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 845 vs 411

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-480M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1154
682
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1322
642
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
393
243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
845
411
Name Intel Core i5-480M Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1154 682
PassMark - CPU mark 1322 642
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 393 243
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 845 411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 25.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.919

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-480M Intel Core 2 Duo T5550

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Merom
Launch date 4 December 2010 1 January 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $81
Place in performance rating 3035 3038
Price now $80.60
Processor Number i5-480M T5550
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.79
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.66 GHz 1.83 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 667 MHz FSB
Die size 81 mm2 143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2400 MHz 667 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 1.83 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 382 million 291 million
VID voltage range 1.075V-1.250V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported BGA1288, PGA988 PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
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)

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