Core 2 Quad Q7600 vs Pentium 3556U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2749not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.23no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Yorkfield (2007−2009)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)31 August 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size118 mm22x 82 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C71 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million456 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 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
SocketFCBGA1168775
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 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 Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes10no data
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 31 August 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 3556U has an age advantage of 4 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Core 2 Quad Q7600, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 3556U and Core 2 Quad Q7600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 3556U is a notebook processor while Core 2 Quad Q7600 is a desktop one.


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