Pentium Dual Core T2130 vs Core 2 Duo T5800

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T5800
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39
+62.5%
Pentium Dual Core T2130
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.24

Core 2 Duo T5800 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2130 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30183176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoPentium Dual Core
Power efficiency1.050.73
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.175Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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.

SocketPPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 T5800 and Pentium Dual Core T2130 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 T5800 0.39
+62.5%
Pentium Dual T2130 0.24

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 T5800 622
+62.8%
Pentium Dual T2130 382

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 0.24
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo T5800 has a 62.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Dual T2130, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2130 in performance tests.


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