Pentium T2330 vs Core 2 Duo T5550

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5550
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40
+17.6%

Core 2 Duo T5550 outperforms Pentium T2330 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30013076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.110.92
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)no data
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed1.83 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHzno data
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.25V1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330 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.

SocketPPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5550 and Pentium T2330 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

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 T5550 0.40
+17.6%
Pentium T2330 0.34

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 T5550 642
+19.3%
Pentium T2330 538

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo T5550 227
+49.3%
Pentium T2330 152

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo T5550 410
+70.8%
Pentium T2330 240

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.40 0.34
Recency 1 January 2008 1 October 2007

Core 2 Duo T5550 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Core 2 Duo T5550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium T2330 in performance tests.


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