Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 vs Core 2 Duo T7500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2819	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Gallatin (2003−2004)
Release date	8 May 2007 (17 years ago)	31 October 2004 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$234	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	0.47 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Die size	143 mm2	269 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	66 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	178 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.075V - 1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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	775
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. 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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 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 T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7500 and Pentium 4 HT Extreme Edition 3.46. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 May 2007	31 October 2004
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	110 Watt

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