Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Intel Core i5-540M

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 and Intel Core i5-540M 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo L7500

Intel Core i5-540M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7500

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 i5-540M

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1159 vs 664
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1808 vs 657
Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 432 vs 228
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 922 vs 383

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1159 vs 664
PassMark - CPU mark	1808 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	432 vs 228
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	922 vs 383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7500
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-540M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

664

1159

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

657

1808

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

228

432

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

922

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7500	Intel Core i5-540M
PassMark - Single thread mark	664	1159
PassMark - CPU mark	657	1808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	228	432
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	383	922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.467
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		24.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.677
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7500	Intel Core i5-540M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Arrandale
Launch date	Q3'06	4 January 2010
Place in performance rating	3053	3046
Processor Number	L7500	i5-540M
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$257
Price now		$189.95
Value for money (0-100)		3.80
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.53 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	81 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	105°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.975V - 1.062V
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum frequency		3.07 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	PBGA479	BGA1288, PGA988
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
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		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Graphics max frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16