i7-9800X vs Pentium Dual T2330
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-9800X outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2330 by a whopping 3330% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3365 | 873 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.62 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium Dual Core | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 6.68 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | no data | 19 October 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $589 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85.33 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Core i7-9800X.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 44 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.30 | 10.29 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 165 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2330 has 16400% lower power consumption.
i7-9800X, on the other hand, has a 3330% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core i7-9800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T2330 is a notebook processor while Core i7-9800X is a desktop one.
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