Pentium III 1000 vs i7-7500U

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1800not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency14.47no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Coppermine (1999−2001)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)8 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393$990

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 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 speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB32 KB
L2 cache512 KB256 KB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data106 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistorsno data28 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356370
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt33 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 620On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 August 2016 8 March 2000
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt

i7-7500U has an age advantage of 16 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 120% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-7500U and Pentium III 1000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-7500U is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1000 is a desktop one.


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