Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500 vs Core i3-2370M

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Combined performance score

i3-2370M
0.89
+2.3%

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23982410
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years old)1 January 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data
Current price$225 (1x MSRP)$350

Technical specs

Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus supportno data800 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size149 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature85C (PGA); 100C (BGA)no data
Number of transistors624 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
SocketPPGA988P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI-no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i3-2370M 0.89
+2.3%
Pentium Dual T4500 0.87

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 2% in our combined 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%

i3-2370M 1365
+2.2%
Pentium Dual T4500 1336

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 2% 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%

i3-2370M 3135
+34.5%
Pentium Dual T4500 2331

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 34% 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%

i3-2370M 7064
+62.9%
Pentium Dual T4500 4337

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 63% 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%

i3-2370M 2870
+51.2%
Pentium Dual T4500 1898

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 51% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-2370M 22.53
+58.5%
Pentium Dual T4500 35.7

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Core i3-2370M by 58% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-2370M 2
+83.2%
Pentium Dual T4500 1

Core i3-2370M outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by 83% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.89 0.87
Recency 1 January 2012 1 January 2010
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

We couldn't decide between Core i3-2370M and Pentium Dual Core T4500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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