Pentium Gold 7505 vs Core 2 Duo T7600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T7600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 34 Watt
0.52
Pentium Gold 7505
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.28
+531%

Pentium Gold 7505 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7600 by a whopping 531% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28591585
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency1.4420.61
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Tiger Lake-U (2020)
Release date28 August 2006 (18 years ago)17 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$619no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.33 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB160 KB
L2 cache4 MB2.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.0375V-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 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 configuration11
SocketPBGA479,PPGA478FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)34 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB+no data
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium Gold 7505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

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 T7600 0.52
Pentium Gold 7505 3.28
+531%

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 T7600 824
Pentium Gold 7505 5193
+530%

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 T7600 254
Pentium Gold 7505 1362
+436%

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 T7600 423
Pentium Gold 7505 2625
+521%

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 T7600 2004
Pentium Gold 7505 4890
+144%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.52 3.28
Recency 28 August 2006 17 October 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 34 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold 7505 has a 530.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold 7505 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7600 in performance tests.


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