Intel Pentium B950 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium B950 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 Pentium B950

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B950

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 946 vs 899
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1016 vs 834
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 272
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 649 vs 474
14x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.154 vs 0.226
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.451 vs 7.743
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.145 vs 0.058
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.683 vs 0.387
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.037 vs 1.639

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 May 2011 vs 10 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	946 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	1016 vs 834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344 vs 272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	649 vs 474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.154 vs 0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.451 vs 7.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.145 vs 0.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.683 vs 0.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.037 vs 1.639

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium B950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

946

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

834

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

344

272

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

649

474

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.154

0.226

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

19.451

7.743

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.145

0.058

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.683

0.387

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.037

1.639

Name	Intel Pentium B950	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	946	899
PassMark - CPU mark	1016	834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344	272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	649	474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.154	0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.451	7.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.145	0.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.683	0.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.037	1.639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium B950	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Penryn
Launch date	15 May 2011	10 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3123	3238
Processor Number	B950	T4500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.30 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	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	85C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	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
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	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)
Sockets supported	PGA988	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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)