Core i5-450M vs Core 2 Duo L7700

Core 2 Duo T5500 Core 2 Duo T5750 Core 2 Duo T5800 Core 2 Duo T7200 Core 2 Duo T7250 Core 2 Duo T7300 Core 2 Duo T7500 Core 2 Duo T7700 Pentium Dual Core T2370 Pentium Dual Core T2390 Pentium Dual Core T3200 Pentium Dual Core T3400
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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo L7700
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.38
Core i5-450M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.78
+105%

Core i5-450M outperforms Core 2 Duo L7700 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo L7700 Core 2 Duo L7700
i5-450M i5-450M

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30122622
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore 2 DuoIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.122.11
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$32

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.66 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate800 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cache3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.2Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 L7700 0.38
i5-450M 0.78
+105%

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 L7700 607
i5-450M 1239
+104%

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 L7700 257
i5-450M 345
+34.2%

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 L7700 455
i5-450M 668
+46.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.38 0.78
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo L7700 has 105.9% lower power consumption.

i5-450M, on the other hand, has a 105.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-450M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo L7700 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo L7700 and Core i5-450M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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