Pentium Dual Core T3200 vs Core 2 Extreme X7900
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Extreme X7900 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3200 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2729 | 3016 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Extreme | Intel Pentium Dual Core |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | 1.06 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 September 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.1V-1.375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. 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 |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.69 | 0.39 |
| Recency | 1 September 2007 | 1 October 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X7900 has a 76.9% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium Dual T3200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 25.7% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Extreme X7900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3200 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme X7900 and Pentium Dual Core T3200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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