Pentium M 1.70 vs Core 2 Duo SP7500
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Pentium M 1.70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | no data |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Banias (2003) |
| Release date | 15 January 2008 (16 years ago) | June 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Pentium M 1.70 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 | 1.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 16 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 77 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Pentium M 1.70 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 24 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Pentium M 1.70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 24 Watt |
Core 2 Duo SP7500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SP7500 and Pentium M 1.70. We've got no test results to judge.
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