Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 vs Intel Core Duo T2250

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 and Intel Core Duo T2250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 Duo T2250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.73 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
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 530
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 350

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2009 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 530
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 350

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Duo T2250

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
CPU 2: Intel Core Duo T2250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

864

530

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

903

350

Name	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300	Intel Core Duo T2250
PassMark - Single thread mark	864	530
PassMark - CPU mark	903	350
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300	Intel Core Duo T2250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Yonah
Launch date	1 June 2009	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2875	2950
Processor Number	T4300	T2250
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	1.73 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	90 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	533 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.73 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	151 million
VID voltage range	1.050V-1.150V	0.7625-1.3V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	PGA478	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
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
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1