Core 2 Duo U7500 vs Core i5-4590

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1554not rated
Place by popularity53not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore i5 (Desktop)Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency3.80no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date1 May 2014 (10 years ago)27 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$202no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.06 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s533 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size177 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.8V-0.975V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 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
SocketFCLGA1150PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600no data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500.

PCIe versionUp to 3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.



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.

i5-4590 5369
+1270%
Core 2 Duo U7500 392

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.

i5-4590 5479
+391%
Core 2 Duo U7500 1116

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.

i5-4590 18998
+861%
Core 2 Duo U7500 1976

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 May 2014 27 July 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 10 Watt

i5-4590 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo U7500, on the other hand, has 740% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-4590 and Core 2 Duo U7500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-4590 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo U7500 is a notebook one.


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