Pentium E5800 vs Core 2 Duo T9900

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T9900
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.77
+2.7%

Core 2 Duo T9900 outperforms Pentium E5800 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25952611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.38
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)28 November 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800 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 speed3.06 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C74 °C
Number of transistors410 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.2125V0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800 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 configuration11
SocketBGA479,PGA478LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800 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 T9900 and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 T9900 0.77
+2.7%
Pentium E5800 0.75

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 T9900 1188
+2%
Pentium E5800 1165

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 T9900 398
+15.4%
Pentium E5800 345

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 T9900 638
+16%
Pentium E5800 550

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.75
Recency 2 June 2009 28 November 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo T9900 has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T9900 and Pentium E5800.

Be aware that Core 2 Duo T9900 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5800 is a desktop one.


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