i7-2960XM Extreme vs Pentium Dual T4200

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2683	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Dual Core	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	1.95	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,096

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	8 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	1160 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	P	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
AMT	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Core i7-2960XM Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.598 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	4 September 2011
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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