Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 vs Intel Core i5-2430M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7400 and Intel Core i5-2430M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo L7400

Intel Core i5-2430M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7400

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2430M

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1236 vs 555
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1998 vs 516

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1236 vs 555
PassMark - CPU mark	1998 vs 516

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7400
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2430M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

555

1236

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

1998

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7400	Intel Core i5-2430M
PassMark - Single thread mark	555	1236
PassMark - CPU mark	516	1998
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.74
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.291

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7400	Intel Core i5-2430M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'06	2 November 2011
Place in performance rating	2885	2889
Processor Number	L7400	i5-2430M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$84.11
Value for money (0-100)		11.49
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	667 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	149 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	624 Million
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		3.00 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	PBGA479	PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID		0x116
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4