Core 2 Solo SU3500 vs Core i7-950
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-950 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a whopping 1127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2180 | 3569 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.18 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Intel Core 2 Solo |
| Power efficiency | 1.52 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 2 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 April 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $290 | $262 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-950 and Core 2 Solo SU3500 have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-950 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1333 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-950 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 5.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-950 and Core 2 Solo SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-950 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 i7-950 and Core 2 Solo SU3500 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-950 and Core 2 Solo SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-950 and Core 2 Solo SU3500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 0.15 |
| Recency | 2 June 2009 | 1 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 5 Watt |
i7-950 has a 1126.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Core 2 Solo SU3500, on the other hand, has 2500% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-950 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Solo SU3500 is a notebook one.
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