Celeron 1017U vs Core 2 Duo E7500

Place in the ranking	2688	2500
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	1.05	5.29
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	10 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	82 mm²	94 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

Core 2 Duo E7500 0.72

Celeron 1017U 0.95
+31.9%

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.

Core 2 Duo E7500 1143

Celeron 1017U 1508
+31.9%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Core 2 Duo E7500 346
+31.6%

Celeron 1017U 263

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Core 2 Duo E7500 566
+24.7%

Celeron 1017U 454

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	0.95
Recency	10 January 2009	1 July 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Celeron 1017U has a 31.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

The Celeron 1017U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E7500 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop processor while Celeron 1017U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7500 and Celeron 1017U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.