Core M-5Y10a vs Core 2 Duo T7500
Aggregate performance score
Core M-5Y10a outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3206 | 2669 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Core M |
| Power efficiency | 0.57 | 9.20 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Broadwell-Y (2014) |
| Release date | 8 May 2007 (19 years ago) | 5 September 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $234 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a: 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 | 2.2 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 50 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 1300 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V - 1.25V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a 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 | PBGA479,PPGA478 | FCBGA1234 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 4.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 5300 |
| Max video memory | no data | 16 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 800 MHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 2560x1600@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Core M-5Y10a.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.47 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 8 May 2007 | 5 September 2014 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 4 Watt |
M-5Y10a has a 132% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 364% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core M-5Y10a is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 in performance tests.
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