i7-1265U vs Duo U2500

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Aggregate performance score

Core Duo U2500
2 cores / 2 threads, 9 Watt
0.13
Core i7-1265U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
7.54
+5700%

Core i7-1265U outperforms Core Duo U2500 by a whopping 5700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking36141114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore DuoIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data53.90
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release dateno data23 February 2022 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads212
Base clock speed1.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V - 1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U 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
SocketPBGA479FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo U2500 and Core i7-1265U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Duo U2500 0.13
i7-1265U 7.54
+5700%

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.

Duo U2500 223
Samples: 35
i7-1265U 13293
+5861%
Samples: 1174

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Duo U2500 1074
i7-1265U 8549
+696%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Duo U2500 2021
i7-1265U 38152
+1788%

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.

Duo U2500 922
i7-1265U 9434
+923%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.13 7.54
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 9 Watt 15 Watt

Duo U2500 has 66.7% lower power consumption.

i7-1265U, on the other hand, has a 5700% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Intel Core i7-1265U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core Duo U2500 in performance tests.

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