Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs Core i7-4500U
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-4500U outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a whopping 824% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2119 | 3282 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core 2 Solo |
| Power efficiency | 9.90 | 2.92 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-ULT (2013) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 4 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $262 |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,300 million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4400 | no data |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3200x2000@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 3200x2000@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 4 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.57 | 0.17 |
| Recency | 4 June 2013 | 1 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
i7-4500U has a 823.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Solo SU3500, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4500U and Core 2 Solo SU3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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