Pentium Gold 7505 vs Core 2 Duo SL9300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1559
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Tiger Lake
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)	17 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 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	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	4 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA956	FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	no data
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo SL9300 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 August 2008	17 October 2020
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt

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