Core 2 Duo P9700 vs Pentium 4417U

Place in the ranking	2200	2682
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	8.90	2.43
Architecture codename	no data	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	1 January 2019 (5 years ago)	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$348

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s OPI	1066 MHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB SmartCache	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.012V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1356	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

Pentium 4417U 1.41
+95.8%

Core 2 Duo P9700 0.72

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.

Pentium 4417U 2242
+95.1%

Core 2 Duo P9700 1149

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.41	0.72
Recency	1 January 2019	2 June 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Pentium 4417U has a 95.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo P9700 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4417U and Core 2 Duo P9700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.