Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Core 2 Duo P9700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2682not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.45no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$348no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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 speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache6 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.012V-1.175V0.975V - 1.062V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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 configuration1no data
SocketPGA478PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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 P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 are enumerated here.

VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no 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 P9700 1149
+74.9%
Core 2 Duo L7500 657

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 P9700 374
+66.2%
Core 2 Duo L7500 225

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 P9700 634
+68.6%
Core 2 Duo L7500 376

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo P9700 54.6
+24.9%
Core 2 Duo L7500 68.2

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo P9700 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo L7500, on the other hand, has 64.7% lower power consumption.

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