Core 2 Duo U7500 vs Core 2 Duo E8600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2549not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.26no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release dateAugust 2008 (16 years ago)27 July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.33 GHz1.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz1.06 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache64 KB64 KB
L2 cache6 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.8V-0.975V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 E8600 1380
+252%
Core 2 Duo U7500 392

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Core 2 Duo E8600 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo U7500, on the other hand, has 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E8600 and Core 2 Duo U7500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E8600 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo U7500 is a notebook one.


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