Turion II Ultra M620 vs Core 2 Duo U7700
Aggregate performance score
Turion II Ultra M620 outperforms Core 2 Duo U7700 by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3462 | 3195 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 0.56 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 27 July 2006 (19 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo U7700 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 | 1.33 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 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 U7700 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 | no data |
| Socket | P | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7700 and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| 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 U7700 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 U7700 and Turion II Ultra M620 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.24 | 0.46 |
| Recency | 27 July 2006 | 10 September 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Duo U7700 has 250% lower power consumption.
Turion II Ultra M620, on the other hand, has a 91.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Turion II Ultra M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 in performance tests.
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