Core i7-8750H vs Core 2 Quad Q7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1073
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data13.08
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date31 August 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$395

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size2x 82 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C72 °C
Number of transistors456 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H 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)
Socket775FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 August 2009 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i7-8750H has an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q7600 and Core i7-8750H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q7600 is a desktop processor while Core i7-8750H is a notebook one.


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