Core i3-7310U vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2785not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.30no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)4 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U 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 speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate1066 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache3 MB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U 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)
SocketBGA479,PGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataLPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Core i3-7310U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 4 July 2017
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i3-7310U has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

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