Pentium 997 vs Core 2 Duo T7500

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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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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
+2%
Pentium 997
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.51

Core 2 Duo T7500 outperforms Pentium 997 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Core 2 Duo T7500 Core 2 Duo T7500
Pentium 997 Pentium 997

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28592868
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.412.84
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234$134

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 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 speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate800 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997. 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)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997.

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 T7500 0.52
+2%
Pentium 997 0.51

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 T7500 828
+2.3%
Pentium 997 809

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 T7500 237
Pentium 997 241
+1.7%

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 T7500 367
Pentium 997 425
+15.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.52 0.51
Recency 8 May 2007 1 September 2012
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo T7500 has a 2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium 997, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 997, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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