Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 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, 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 Dual Core T4500

Intel Core 2 Duo P9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo P9600

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1120 vs 899
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1093 vs 834
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 384 vs 272
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 665 vs 474

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.66 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1120 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	1093 vs 834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384 vs 272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	665 vs 474

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo P9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1120

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

834

1093

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

272

384

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

474

665

Name	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500	Intel Core 2 Duo P9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1120
PassMark - CPU mark	834	1093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	272	384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	474	665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.058
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.639

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500	Intel Core 2 Duo P9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Penryn
Launch date	10 January 2009	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3238	2606
Processor Number	T4500	P9600
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$348
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.66 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	1066 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	1066 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6134 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Maximum core temperature		105°C
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.212V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	PGA478	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)