Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 vs Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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 Dual Core T4300

Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 98% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.06 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: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 393
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2009 vs 27 July 2006
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.06 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 393
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 392

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 698 vs 252
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1075 vs 444

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	698 vs 252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1075 vs 444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

864

393

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

903

392

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

252

698

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

444

1075

Name	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	864	393
PassMark - CPU mark	903	392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	252	698
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	444	1075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Merom
Launch date	1 June 2009	27 July 2006
Place in performance rating	2864	2869
Processor Number	T4300	U7500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	1.06 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	291 million
VID voltage range	1.050V-1.150V	0.80V-0.975V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	PGA478	PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)