Intel Core i5-520M vs Core 2 Duo SP7500

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated2249
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date15 January 2008 (16 years old)7 January 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225
Current priceno data$108 (0.5x MSRP)

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus support800 MHz2500 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M 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
Socketno dataBGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8.3 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Core i5-520M.

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.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo SP7500 1766
i5-520M 3046
+72.5%

Core i5-520M outperforms Core 2 Duo SP7500 by 72% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo SP7500 2781
i5-520M 6753
+143%

Core i5-520M outperforms Core 2 Duo SP7500 by 143% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo SP7500 982
i5-520M 2729
+178%

Core i5-520M outperforms Core 2 Duo SP7500 by 178% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 15 January 2008 7 January 2010
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt

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