Pentium T3400 vs Core 2 Extreme X9000

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2702not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency1.49no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)no data
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400 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 speed2.8 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.275V1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400 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.

SocketPGA478PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400 are enumerated here.

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.



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 Extreme X9000 1099
+68.3%
Pentium T3400 653

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 Extreme X9000 421
+97.7%
Pentium T3400 213

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 Extreme X9000 719
+97.5%
Pentium T3400 364

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 1 October 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X9000 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium T3400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 25.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9000 and Pentium T3400. We've got no test results to judge.


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