Core Duo ULV L2500 vs Core 2 Duo T5500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3054	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Power efficiency	0.95	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date	1 February 2007 (17 years ago)	June 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500 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	1.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.66 GHz	1.2 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	0 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	143 mm2	90 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	151 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500 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	1
Socket	PPGA478, PBGA479	479
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500 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 T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Core Duo ULV L2500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

34 Watt

9 Watt

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