Intel Pentium 957 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 957 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 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 957

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	19 June 2011 vs 1 June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 574
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 622

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 574
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 622

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 957
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

574

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

622

903

Name	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	574	864
PassMark - CPU mark	622	903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	19 June 2011	1 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2859	2864
Price now	$134
Processor Number	957	T4300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.41
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	2.10 GHz
Die size	131 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	410 million
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
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	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 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® 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)