Pentium Dual Core T2080 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
+66.7%
Pentium Dual Core T2080
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.21

Core 2 Duo T5500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2080 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30583205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoPentium Dual Core
Power efficiency0.970.64
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date1 February 2007 (17 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 configuration1no data
SocketPPGA478, PBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Pentium Dual Core T2080. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 T2080 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 T2080 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

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
+66.7%
Pentium Dual T2080 0.21

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
+64.5%
Pentium Dual T2080 341

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.21
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5500 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Dual T2080, on the other hand, has 9.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2080 in performance tests.


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