Core 2 Duo T7600 vs Pentium Gold 4417U
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold 4417U outperforms Core 2 Duo T7600 by a whopping 292% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1898 | 2861 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Kaby Lake Refresh | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 12.87 | 1.45 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 15 February 2019 (5 years ago) | 28 August 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | $619 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 | 2.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.33 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0375V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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,FC-BGA1356 | PBGA479,PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600 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 Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600.
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.04 | 0.52 |
| Recency | 15 February 2019 | 28 August 2006 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 34 Watt |
Pentium Gold 4417U has a 292.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 126.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium Gold 4417U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4417U and Core 2 Duo T7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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