Core i5-2487M vs Core 2 Duo SU7300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M 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	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M 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	4
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	800 MHz	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA956	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M 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 SU7300 and Core i5-2487M are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU7300 and Core i5-2487M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

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