Mobile Pentium 4 520 vs Core 2 Duo L7100
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo L7100 outperforms Mobile Pentium 4 520 by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo L7100 and Mobile Pentium 4 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3107 | 3295 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Duo | Mobile Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 1.61 | 0.16 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo L7100 and Mobile Pentium 4 520 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 533 MHz |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo L7100 and Mobile Pentium 4 520 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 91 Watt |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 0.15 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 91 Watt |
Core 2 Duo L7100 has a 93.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 435.3% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo L7100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Pentium 4 520 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo L7100 and Mobile Pentium 4 520, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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