Core i7-620UE vs Core 2 Duo T9800

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2655not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.08no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$530$248

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE 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 speed2.93 GHz1.07 GHz
Boost clock speed2.92 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate1066 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data8
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA479,PGA478Intel BGA 1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 T9800 and Core i7-620UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Ironlake)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T9800 and Core i7-620UE.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

i7-620UE has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

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