i7-8559U vs Pentium Dual T4500

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.86
Core i7-8559U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
5.35
+522%

Core i7-8559U outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4500 by a whopping 522% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25661180
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.2817.75
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$431

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate800 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U 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)
SocketPFCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U 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 T4500 and Core i7-8559U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T4500 and Core i7-8559U.

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 T4500 0.86
i7-8559U 5.35
+522%

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
i7-8559U 8337
+524%

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 T4500 2331
i7-8559U 7249
+211%

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 T4500 4337
i7-8559U 23215
+435%

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
i7-8559U 8313
+338%

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 T4500 35.7
i7-8559U 6.54
+446%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium Dual T4500 1
i7-8559U 7
+486%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.86 5.35
Recency 1 January 2010 2 April 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

i7-8559U has a 522.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-8559U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T4500 in performance tests.


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