C-70 vs Core i7-3555LE
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-3555LE and C-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2097 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD C-Series |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Ontario (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 3 June 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 September 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $1676 | $107 |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-3555LE and C-70 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-3555LE and C-70 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 | 1 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3555LE and C-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-3555LE and C-70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3555LE and C-70 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-3555LE and C-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4000 | AMD Radeon HD 6290 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i7-3555LE outperforms C-70 by 610% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2012 | 1 September 2012 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 9 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core i7-3555LE and C-70. We've got no test results to judge.
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