Core 2 Duo T5870 vs Pentium Dual Core T2410

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T2410
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.36
Core 2 Duo T5870
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.44
+22.2%

Core 2 Duo T5870 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2410 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30552958
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.971.22
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 September 2008 (16 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz800 MHz
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size111 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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.

SocketP, 478Pinno data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870. 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-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 T2410 and Core 2 Duo T5870 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

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 T2410 0.36
Core 2 Duo T5870 0.44
+22.2%

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 T2410 566
Core 2 Duo T5870 698
+23.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium Dual T2410 1896
Core 2 Duo T5870 2089
+10.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium Dual T2410 3529
Core 2 Duo T5870 3810
+7.9%

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.

Pentium Dual T2410 1551
Core 2 Duo T5870 1628
+5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 0.44

Core 2 Duo T5870 has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core 2 Duo T5870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2410 in performance tests.


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