Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs Core i7-640LM

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General info

Comparing Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2341not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Core 2 Solo
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years old)1 April 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$332$262
Current price$192 (0.6x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus support2500 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB
L2 cache512 KB3 MB
L3 cache4 MB3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81+177 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 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 configuration1no data
SocketBGA1288BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology+-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency566 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640LM and Core 2 Solo SU3500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-640LM 3054
+108%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 1468

Core i7-640LM outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 108% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-640LM 2539
+289%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 654

Core i7-640LM outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by 289% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-640LM 21.43
+424%
Core 2 Solo SU3500 112.25

Core 2 Solo SU3500 outperforms Core i7-640LM by 424% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 7 January 2010 1 April 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Cost $332 $262
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 5 Watt

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