Core 2 Duo T5500 vs Core i7-4770TE

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1619not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency6.46no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)1 February 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.66 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size177 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500 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
Socket1150PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

i7-4770TE 4877
+790%
Core 2 Duo T5500 548

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2013 1 February 2007
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 34 Watt

i7-4770TE has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo T5500, on the other hand, has 32.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4770TE and Core 2 Duo T5500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-4770TE is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5500 is a notebook one.


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