Core i5-4202Y vs Core 2 Duo T8300

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T8300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.93
Core i5-4202Y
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 11 Watt
0.95
+2.2%

Core i5-4202Y outperforms Core 2 Duo T8300 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25282515
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.517.82
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$241no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PGA478FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
FSB parity-no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 T8300 0.93
i5-4202Y 0.95
+2.2%

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 T8300 1472
i5-4202Y 1511
+2.6%

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 T8300 303
i5-4202Y 562
+85.5%

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 T8300 481
i5-4202Y 1075
+123%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T8300 2626
i5-4202Y 2920
+11.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T8300 4837
i5-4202Y 5686
+17.6%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T8300 2143
+3.5%
i5-4202Y 2072

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.93 0.95
Recency 10 January 2008 1 September 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 11 Watt

i5-4202Y has a 2.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T8300 and Core i5-4202Y.


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