Phenom II X2 B53 vs Pentium Dual T4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.72
Phenom II X2 B53
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 80 Watt
0.72

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26962708
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency1.950.85
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53 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 data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53 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 configuration11
SocketPAM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
AMT+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53.

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 T4200 0.72
Phenom II X2 B53 0.72

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 T4200 1149
+1.1%
Phenom II X2 B53 1137

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 1 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Pentium Dual T4200 has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X2 B53, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4200 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X2 B53 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Phenom II X2 B53, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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