Duo T2600 vs Pentium Dual T4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
+190%
Core Duo T2600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.29

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Core Duo T2600 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25843125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core Duo
Power efficiency2.270.89
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$440

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600 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 speed2.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache128 KB0 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm290 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 million151 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.1625V - 1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600 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
SocketPPPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core Duo T2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

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 T4500 0.84
+190%
Duo T2600 0.29

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 T4500 1336
+190%
Duo T2600 460

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 T4500 1898
+7.5%
Duo T2600 1765

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 0.29
Recency 1 January 2010 5 January 2006
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium Dual T4500 has a 189.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Duo T2600, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2600 in performance tests.


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