Celeron 1007U vs Core 2 Duo P8700

Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo P8700
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.60
+13.2%
Celeron 1007U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.53

Core 2 Duo P8700 outperforms Celeron 1007U by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27882850
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.272.95
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.53 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rate1066 MHz5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size107 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors410 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U 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,PGA478FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching--
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Celeron 1007U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 0.60
+13.2%
Celeron 1007U 0.53

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 960
+14.4%
Celeron 1007U 839

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 304
+21.1%
Celeron 1007U 251

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 492
+18%
Celeron 1007U 417

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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 2254
+40%
Celeron 1007U 1610

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.60 0.53
Recency 1 January 2009 20 January 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8700 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 1007U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo P8700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1007U in performance tests.


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