Intel Pentium U5600 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium U5600 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 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.

Intel Pentium U5600

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5600

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	24 May 2010 vs 1 June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

Around 58% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 588
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 903 vs 624

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 588
PassMark - CPU mark	903 vs 624

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium U5600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

588

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

624

903

Name	Intel Pentium U5600	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	588	864
PassMark - CPU mark	624	903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium U5600	Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Arrandale	Penryn
Launch date	24 May 2010	1 June 2009
Place in performance rating	2850	2864
Processor Number	U5600	T4300
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.33 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	2500 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	382 million	410 million
VID voltage range		1.050V-1.150V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	166 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	BGA1288	PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)