Pentium T4400 vs Core 2 Duo T9400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+30.6%

Core 2 Duo T9400 outperforms Pentium T4400 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9400 and Pentium T4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27762903
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.731.32
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$316no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9400 and Pentium T4400 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 speed2.53 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.162Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9400 and Pentium T4400 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.

SocketBGA479,BGA956,PBGA479,PGA478PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9400 and Pentium T4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9400 and Pentium T4400 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 T9400 and Pentium T4400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
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 T9400 0.64
+30.6%
Pentium T4400 0.49

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 T9400 1011
+29.6%
Pentium T4400 780

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 T9400 322
+28.3%
Pentium T4400 251

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 T9400 510
+26.9%
Pentium T4400 402

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.49
Recency 15 July 2008 1 October 2009

Core 2 Duo T9400 has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium T4400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core 2 Duo T9400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium T4400 in performance tests.


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