i7-660LM vs Solo U1500

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Solo U1500 Solo U1500
i7-660LM i7-660LM

Primary details

Comparing Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore SoloIntel Core i7
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)13 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$346

Detailed specifications

Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speed1.33 GHz2.26 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz3.06 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate533 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache2 MB L2 KB4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+177 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V - 1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA479BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)5.5 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-+
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data566 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 25 Watt

Solo U1500 has 400% lower power consumption.

i7-660LM, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Solo U1500 and Core i7-660LM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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