Turion II M500 vs Core 2 Duo T7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52
Turion II M500
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53
+1.9%

Turion II M500 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28742861
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.411.43
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Caspian (2009)
Release date8 May 2007 (17 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$234no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Turion II M500 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Turion II M500 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
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Turion II M500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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 T7500 and Turion II M500 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 T7500 and Turion II M500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+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.


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
Turion II M500 0.53
+1.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T7500 2308
+23.8%
Turion II M500 1865

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T7500 4273
+19%
Turion II M500 3591

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Core 2 Duo T7500 1906
+8.5%
Turion II M500 1756

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 T7500 37.5
Turion II M500 34.76
+7.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Core 2 Duo T7500 1
Turion II M500 1
+17.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 0.53
Recency 8 May 2007 10 September 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Turion II M500 has a 1.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo T7500 and Turion II M500.


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