Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4500

The Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4500 is a mobile, end-of-life processor built on Intel’s 45 nm Penryn implementation of the Core 2 architecture. The FACT PACK records 2 cores and 2 threads, a 2.30 GHz base clock with no boost clock, a 35 W TDP, Intel Socket P, DDR3 memory support, 64 KB L1 cache and 1 MB L2 cache, and no measured benchmark results: the benchmark list is empty and the average benchmark score is 0. Its percentile against all CPUs is 50, and the nearest-rival list is empty, so this entry is defined more by structural specifications than by head-to-head performance data.

Who Should Consider It

The T4500 is a two-core, two-thread processor, so the workloads it can address are limited by the absence of additional threads. Office-style tasks such as document editing, spreadsheets, and email rely primarily on the 2.30 GHz base clock, and the lack of a boost clock means there is no registered single-thread overhead beyond that fixed frequency. For users maintaining an older Socket P notebook, this chip can serve as a basic light-productivity part.

Gaming and content-creation workloads are not well supported by the data. No gaming or application benchmark scores are present in the FACT PACK, and integrated graphics are listed only as a motherboard chipset feature on certain boards, not as a guaranteed part of the processor. That makes the T4500 a poor match for modern gaming or 3D creation. Heavy threaded rendering is also not indicated: with only two threads, any workload that scales beyond two parallel threads will not receive additional throughput from this CPU.

The 50th percentile ranking places the T4500 at the midpoint of the database’s all-CPU distribution, but because the average benchmark score is 0, that percentile should be treated as a positional marker rather than evidence of measured speed. The most reasonable target user is someone repairing or refreshing a Socket P-era mobile system for basic office use, not someone seeking a processor for gaming or threaded creative work.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals array in the FACT PACK is empty. There are therefore no named rival processors and no deltaPct values to report against any specific competitor. This page cannot state whether the T4500 is ahead of or behind a particular chip, because the database includes no rival entries for it.

The only broad comparison available is the percentileVsAllCpus value of 50, which places the CPU exactly at the midpoint of the all-CPU distribution. Since the benchmark list is empty and the average benchmark score is 0, no rival-relative percentage deltas can be derived from measured results.

Without rival data, the meaningful comparison is structural. The T4500 has 2 cores, 2 threads, a 2.30 GHz base clock, and 1 MB L2 cache. These specifications separate it from processors in the same database with more threads, higher listed frequencies, or larger cache pools, but no exact rival percentages are available to put those differences into numeric context.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

The T4500 has exactly two threads, making it a pure dual-thread processor. Because the base clock is 2.30 GHz and the boost clock field is null, single-thread performance is tied to that fixed clock on one of the two Penryn cores. Applications that depend on a single thread will not receive extra speed from a higher dynamic frequency, since no such frequency is listed.

Multi-thread behavior is bounded by the two threads. A workload using two threads can occupy the entire CPU, while a workload using more than two threads will not gain additional parallel execution from this design. The cache configuration — 64 KB L1 and 1 MB L2 — is modest, and the absence of an L3 cache suggests limited capacity for cache-heavy parallel tasks.

The thread count matching the core count is a notable clue: the processor does not add extra logical threads beyond its physical cores. That makes it best suited for applications that are light and mostly single-threaded, or for tasks that use exactly two threads efficiently.

FAQ

Q: How many cores and threads does the T4500 have?

A: It has 2 cores and 2 threads, so the thread count is equal to the core count.

Q: What socket does the T4500 use?

A: The processor uses Intel Socket P.

Q: What memory support and ECC support are listed?

A: Memory support is DDR3, and ECC memory is listed as false.

Q: What is the manufacturing process, transistor count, and die size?

A: The processor is built on a 45 nm process, with 410 million transistors and a 107 mm² die.

Q: Does the T4500 include integrated graphics?

A: According to the data, integrated graphics are available only on certain motherboards as a chipset feature; the processor itself does not list integrated graphics as a core feature.

Q: Is the multiplier unlocked?

A: No, the multiplierUnlocked field is false, so the chip does not support unlocked multiplier operation.

Q: What is the production status and release date?

A: The production status is end-of-life, and the release date is recorded in December 2009.

Power and Thermals

The T4500 is specified at 35 W TDP and belongs to the Mobile market segment. That combination points to a thermal design intended for portable systems rather than large desktop coolers. The processor uses a 45 nm Penryn design with 410 million transistors on a 107 mm² die, and those structural parameters, alongside the fixed 2.30 GHz base clock, define its thermal envelope.

Because the boost clock field is null, there is no registered higher-frequency state above the base clock. The thermal load is therefore supplied by the two cores, the 64 KB L1 cache, and the 1 MB L2 cache, with no on-die integrated graphics adding to the processor’s own heat generation. The graphics capability is a chipset feature on certain motherboards, so it is separate from the CPU thermal profile.

The 35 W TDP implies a modest cooling requirement, but the FACT PACK provides no cooler-size figures or thermal resistance measurements. A Socket P-era notebook chassis designed around this power class should be able to handle the thermal output, though the data does not specify any particular cooling tier.

Platform and Compatibility

The platform anchor is Intel Socket P, with DDR3 memory support. The memory bus and memory bandwidth fields are not listed, so the data does not specify how many channels or which memory speed grades are supported. ECC memory is false, meaning the chip does not support ECC operation.

PCIe support is not listed in the FACT PACK, so expansion interface details cannot be derived from this record. The integrated-graphics story is delegated to the motherboard: the integratedGraphics field reads “On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)”, meaning display capability depends on the selected chipset rather than being guaranteed by the processor.

The T4500 belongs to the Pentium Dual-Core generation (Penryn) and uses the Core 2 architecture, with the part number SLGZC. Production status is end-of-life, and no upgrade path is recorded in the FACT PACK. Because the socket is fixed and no compatible successor list is provided, platform planning must rely on the Socket P ecosystem rather than on upgrade information in this entry.

Benchmark Performance

The FACT PACK records an average benchmark score of 0, and the benchmarks array is empty. In this database, that means no measured scores are stored for this processor. The only quantitative performance-position field is percentileVsAllCpus, which is 50: exactly the midpoint of the all-CPU distribution.

This percentile is a broad positional indicator, not a rival comparison. The nearestRivals array is empty, so there are no exact percentage deltas for the T4500 versus any specific CPU. Consequently, the data cannot support statements such as “the T4500 is X% faster than” or “Y% slower than” a named competitor.

What the data does show is a 2.30 GHz dual-core, dual-thread mobile processor with 64 KB L1 cache and 1 MB L2 cache. In the absence of measured scores, the 50th percentile indicates that the chip falls at the middle of the database’s CPU population, but the empty benchmark list and 0 average score mean that median placement should not be mistaken for a proven benchmark result.