Core Solo ULV U1400 vs Core 2 Duo P8600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2844not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency2.01no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size81 mm290 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors274 Million151 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA479,PBGA479,PGA478479
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400 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 P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 5 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8600 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Solo ULV U1400, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8600 and Core Solo ULV U1400. We've got no test results to judge.


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