Athlon MP 2800+ vs Pentium Dual T3400
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual Core T3400 outperforms Athlon MP 2800+ by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3276 | 3388 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium Dual Core | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.50 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 6 May 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $275 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 54 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Athlon MP 2800+ 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 60 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Athlon MP 2800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.28 |
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 6 May 2003 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 60 Watt |
Pentium Dual T3400 has a 35.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 5900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon MP 2800+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook processor while Athlon MP 2800+ is a server/workstation one.
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