Core Ultra 9 285 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3282not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core 2 Solono data
Power efficiency2.92no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores1 (Single-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size107 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGA9561851
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 24
Threads 1 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 125 Watt

Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 2400% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Solo SU3500 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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