Athlon 64 X2 4800+ vs Pentium Dual T2390
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2390 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3039 | 2960 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 0.97 | 0.63 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Windsor (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4800+ 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.
| Socket | PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 0.43 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Dual T2390 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon 64 X2 4800+, on the other hand, has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2390 in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T2390 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Athlon 64 X2 4800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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