Core i7-11700F vs Core 2 Duo U7600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	551
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-2048 (2006−2008)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	27 July 2006 (18 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.8V-0.975V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	50 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo U7600 and Core i7-11700F.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2006	16 March 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

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