Intel Pentium 2030M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2030M and Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 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.

Intel Pentium 2030M

Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2030M

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 37% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1235 vs 678
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1427 vs 658

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 January 2013 vs 28 July 2006
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235 vs 678
PassMark - CPU mark	1427 vs 658

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1043 vs 486
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1639 vs 912

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90 °C
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1043 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1639 vs 912

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2030M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1235

678

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1427

658

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

1043

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

1639

Name	Intel Pentium 2030M	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1235	678
PassMark - CPU mark	1427	658
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486	1043
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	912	1639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2030M	Intel Core 2 Duo T5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Merom
Launch date	25 January 2013	28 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	$241
Place in performance rating	2426	2423
Price now	$134
Processor Number	2030M	T5600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.31
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	1.83 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	667 MHz FSB
Die size	118 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	1.83 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	291 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		667 MHz
VID voltage range		1.0375V-1.300V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCPGA988	PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	34 Watt
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
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® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)