Core 2 Duo T5870 vs Core i7-620M

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-620M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.25
+184%
Core 2 Duo T5870
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.44

Core i7-620M outperforms Core 2 Duo T5870 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23132958
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency3.381.22
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81+114 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors384 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620M and Core 2 Duo T5870.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

i7-620M 1.25
+184%
Core 2 Duo T5870 0.44

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.

i7-620M 1979
+184%
Core 2 Duo T5870 698

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.

i7-620M 443
+104%
Core 2 Duo T5870 217

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.

i7-620M 823
+131%
Core 2 Duo T5870 357

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.

i7-620M 3473
+66.3%
Core 2 Duo T5870 2089

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.

i7-620M 7657
+101%
Core 2 Duo T5870 3810

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.

i7-620M 3044
+87%
Core 2 Duo T5870 1628

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.

i7-620M 18
+234%
Core 2 Duo T5870 60.04

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 0.44
Recency 7 January 2010 1 October 2008
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm

i7-620M has a 184.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-620M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5870 in performance tests.


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