Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 vs Pentium E5500

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2991not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.39no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Penryn-L (2008−2009)
Release date18 April 2010 (15 years ago)29 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV 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)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size82 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 April 2010 29 March 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

Pentium E5500 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500, on the other hand, has 1200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium E5500 and Intel Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium E5500 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Solo ULV SU3500 is a notebook one.

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