Duo T2350 vs Pentium B940

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
+125%
Core Duo T2350
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.24

Pentium B940 outperforms Core Duo T2350 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28493175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumCore Duo
Power efficiency1.460.73
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date19 June 2011 (13 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 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 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.86 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s533 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.95V-1.262V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketPGA988PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching--
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Core Duo T2350.

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.

Pentium B940 0.54
+125%
Duo T2350 0.24

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.

Pentium B940 865
+125%
Duo T2350 385

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 0.24
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium B940 has a 125% higher aggregate performance score, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Duo T2350, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium B940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2350 in performance tests.


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