Pentium Dual Core T4200 vs Core 2 Duo T9500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.16
+56.8%
Pentium Dual Core T4200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.74

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22742570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530no data
Current price$103 (0.2x MSRP)$79

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2 GHz
Bus support800 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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,PBGA479,PGA478,PPGA478PG478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9500 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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 T9500 1.16
+56.8%
Pentium Dual T4200 0.74

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo T9500 1799
+56.6%
Pentium Dual T4200 1149

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 57% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2950
+46.5%
Pentium Dual T4200 2013

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 47% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T9500 5419
+42.6%
Pentium Dual T4200 3801

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 43% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo T9500 2352
+43.8%
Pentium Dual T4200 1636

Core 2 Duo T9500 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 44% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.16 0.74
Recency 10 January 2008 1 January 2009

The Core 2 Duo T9500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4200 in performance tests.


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