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Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Pentium Dual-Core T4500


Description
The 4200+ is based on K8 architecture while the T4500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 4200+ gets a score of 17.8 k points while the T4500 gets 23 k points.

Summarizing, the T4500 is 1.3 times faster than the 4200+. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40fb2
1067a
Core
Brisbane
Penryn-3M
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
Socket AM2
Socket P
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x512 kB
1024 kB
Date
January 2007
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
9.57k points
12.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
17.83k points
23.03k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
4200+
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
1.13k
2.11k (x1.86)
Test#2 (FP)
3.76k
5.4k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.72k
2.27k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.67k
1.22k (x1.81)
TOTAL
7.28k
10.99k (x1.51)

Multithread

4200+

T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
2.18k
4.2k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
7.1k
10.75k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.34k
4.53k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.7k
1.34k (x1.92)
TOTAL
13.32k
20.83k (x1.56)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
4200+
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
2.88k
2.63k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
3.98k
5.88k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2k
2.36k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.72k
1.19k (x1.66)
TOTAL
9.57k
12.07k (x1.26)

Multithread

4200+

T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
5.58k
5.27k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
7.67k
11.69k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.88k
4.73k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.7k
1.35k (x1.91)
TOTAL
17.83k
23.03k (x1.29)

Performance/W
4200+
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
86 points/W
150 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
118 points/W
334 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
60 points/W
135 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
11 points/W
38 points/W
TOTAL
274 points/W
658 points/W

Performance/GHz
4200+
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
1308 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1807 points/GHz
2558 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
911 points/GHz
1028 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
325 points/GHz
516 points/GHz
TOTAL
4352 points/GHz
5246 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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