Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Core 2 Duo P9700
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo P9700 outperforms Core 2 Duo L7500 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2747 | 3047 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 2.45 | 2.30 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 2 June 2009 (15 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $348 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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 | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB L2 Cache | 4 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.012V-1.175V | 0.975V - 1.062V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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 | no data |
| Socket | PGA478 | PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P9700 and Core 2 Duo L7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | 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.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 0.41 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 17 Watt |
Core 2 Duo P9700 has a 75.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Core 2 Duo L7500, on the other hand, has 64.7% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo P9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo L7500 in performance tests.
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