i5-9600KF vs Pentium Dual T4400

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
Core i5-9600KF
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
7.00
+733%

Core i5-9600KF outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4400 by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25721014
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.95
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.186.71
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 December 2009 (14 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$262

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 T4400 0.84
i5-9600KF 7.00
+733%

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 T4400 1284
i5-9600KF 10684
+732%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 7.00
Recency 1 December 2009 8 January 2019
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium Dual T4400 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

i5-9600KF, on the other hand, has a 733.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Dual Core T4400 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9600KF is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Dual Core T4400 and Core i5-9600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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