Duo T2300E vs Pentium Dual T2390

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreCore Duo
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date1 March 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E 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 speedno data1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz1.66 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz667 MHz
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.7625-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E 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.

SocketPPGA478PBGA479, PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Core Duo T2300E are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Duo T2300E has 12.9% lower power consumption.

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