FX-8100 vs Pentium Dual Core T2390

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1647
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.62
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$10	$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100 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	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm2
Number of transistors	291 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100 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
Socket	PPGA478	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and FX-8100.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2008	12 October 2011
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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