Sempron 140 vs Pentium Dual T2390

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T2390
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.36
+16.1%
Sempron 140
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 45 Watt
0.31

Pentium Dual Core T2390 outperforms Sempron 140 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Sempron 140 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30393094
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency0.970.65
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Sargas (2009−2011)
Release date1 March 2008 (16 years ago)22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$40

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Sempron 140 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million234 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Sempron 140 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Sempron 140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Sempron 140.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 Dual T2390 0.36
+16.1%
Sempron 140 0.31

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 Dual T2390 568
+16.9%
Sempron 140 486

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 0.31
Recency 1 March 2008 22 July 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium Dual T2390 has a 16.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Sempron 140, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Dual Core T2390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 140 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T2390 is a notebook processor while Sempron 140 is a desktop one.


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