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Core Duo T2450 vs Athlon 64 X2 4200+


Description
The T2450 is based on Mobile architecture while the 4200+ is based on K8.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T2450 gets a score of 11.4 k points while the 4200+ gets 17.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 4200+ is 1.6 times faster than the T2450. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6ec
60fb1
Core
Yonah
Brisbane
Architecture
Mobile
Base frecuency
2 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
micro FC-PGA 478-pin
Socket AM2
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
January 2007
Mean monothread perf.
6.49k points
8.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
11.37k points
17.94k 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
T2450
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
1.04k
1.15k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
1.85k
3.85k (x2.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.76k
1.73k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.97k
0.18k (x0.18)
TOTAL
5.62k
6.91k (x1.23)

Multithread

T2450

4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
1.78k
2.23k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
3.51k
7.33k (x2.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.05k
3.37k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.94k
0.3k (x0.32)
TOTAL
9.28k
13.22k (x1.42)

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
T2450
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
1.81k
2.77k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
1.96k
4k (x2.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.81k
1.92k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.9k
0.16k (x0.18)
TOTAL
6.49k
8.86k (x1.37)

Multithread

T2450

4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
5.81k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
3.89k
7.85k (x2.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
3.98k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.97k
0.31k (x0.31)
TOTAL
11.37k
17.94k (x1.58)

Performance/W
T2450
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)