Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Pentium Dual T4200

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4200
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.72
Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.46
+4686%

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by a whopping 4686% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2696111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual Coreno data
Power efficiency1.9559.29
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size107 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 million13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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
SocketPFL1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
AMT+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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 Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4200 and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

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
Ryzen 9 7945HX 34.46
+4686%

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
Ryzen 9 7945HX 54744
+4664%

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 T4200 2013
Ryzen 9 7945HX 8462
+320%

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 T4200 3801
Ryzen 9 7945HX 71611
+1784%

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 T4200 1636
Ryzen 9 7945HX 19820
+1111%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Pentium Dual T4200 39.27
Ryzen 9 7945HX 1.99
+1873%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 34.46
Recency 1 January 2009 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium Dual T4200 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 4686.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4200 in performance tests.


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