Pentium M 770 vs Core 2 Duo T7600
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2861 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 28 August 2006 (18 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $619 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770 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 |
| Base clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 0.01 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0375V-1.3V | 1.26V-1.372V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770 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 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 August 2006 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 27 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T7600 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 770, on the other hand, has 25.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T7600 and Pentium M 770, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
