i7-1250U vs Duo ULV L2500

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data77.00
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U 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)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache0 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size90 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors151 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U 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 configuration11
Socket479FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)9 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR4, 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 data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U 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 ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo ULV L2500 and Core i7-1250U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 12

i7-1250U has 400% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

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