Intel Pentium E5500 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 E5500

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1141 vs 899
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1055 vs 834
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 328 vs 272
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 567 vs 474

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs 10 January 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1141 vs 899
PassMark - CPU mark	1055 vs 834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328 vs 272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567 vs 474

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E5500
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1141

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1055

834

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

328

272

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

567

474

Name	Intel Pentium E5500	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1141	899
PassMark - CPU mark	1055	834
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	328	272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	567	474
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 E5500	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Penryn
Launch date	April 2010	10 January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	2634	3238
Price now	$19.99
Processor Number	E5500	T4500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	24.15
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	410 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA775	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)