Intel Pentium 4 540 vs Core2 Duo T5450 |
Released February, 2004
Intel Pentium 4 540
- 3.2 GHz
- Single core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium 4 540
 | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 112,000 MB/s | | Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.85 GHz | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.2 GHz |
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First seen on June, 2012
Intel Core2 Duo T5450
- 1.66 GHz
- Dual core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo T5450
| | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm | | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | More advanced architecture x86-64 | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 540 vs T5450 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 112,000 MB/s | vs | 70,500 MB/s | Around 60% better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 1.66 GHz | Around 95% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.85 GHz | vs | 1.95 GHz | Around 2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 1.67 GHz | More than 90% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 68.25W | 2.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 1,542 | vs | 977 | Around 60% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 20.24 $/year | 2.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 73.58 $/year | 2.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.88 pt/W | vs | 1.1 pt/W | More than 70% better performance per watt | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium 4 540 vs Core2 Duo T5450
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium 4 540 | vs | Core2 Duo T5450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.66 GHz | |
| Cores | Single core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| 478 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | No | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | No | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 84W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 20.24 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 73.58 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.1 pt/W | 1.88 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 68.25W | 28.44W | |
details | Pentium 4 540 | vs | Core2 Duo T5450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 90 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 125,000,000 | 291,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 16 | 10 | |
| Voltage range | 1.2 - 1.43V | 1.07 - 1.25V | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.85 GHz | 1.95 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 1.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.85 GHz | 1.95 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 667 MHz | |
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