Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Core 2 Duo T5500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.35
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.43
+22.9%

Pentium Dual-Core E2180 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5500 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30582972
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency0.970.63
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date1 February 2007 (17 years ago)August 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.66 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479775
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo T5500 0.35
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 0.43
+22.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Core 2 Duo T5500 561
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 683
+21.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.43
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5500 has 91.2% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual-Core E2180, on the other hand, has a 22.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T5500 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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