Phenom X4 9550 vs Pentium Dual T3400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T3400
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
Phenom X4 9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.03
+145%

Phenom X4 9550 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T3400 by a whopping 145% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Phenom X4 9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30332489
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency1.141.03
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date1 October 2008 (16 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Phenom X4 9550 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.16 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors291 Million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Phenom X4 9550 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
SocketPPGA478AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T3400 and Phenom X4 9550 are enumerated here.

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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 T3400 0.42
Phenom X4 9550 1.03
+145%

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 T3400 667
Phenom X4 9550 1656
+148%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 1.03
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium Dual T3400 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9550, on the other hand, has a 145.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Phenom X4 9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T3400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T3400 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9550 is a desktop one.


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