Pentium 917 vs Core 2 Duo E8500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2499	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.55	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	January 2008 (16 years ago)	no data
Current price	$44	$21

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917 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	2	2
Base clock speed	3.16 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.17 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	504 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8500 and Pentium 917. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	17 Watt

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