Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Pentium U5600

Primary Details

Comparing Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Current price	no data	$172

Detailed Specifications

Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.33 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.975V - 1.062V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 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	Intel BGA1288	PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
FMA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Core 2 Duo L7500.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	1	no 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.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	17 Watt

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