Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Intel Core i7-720QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 and Intel Core i7-720QM processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

Intel Core 2 Duo L7500

Intel Core i7-720QM

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7500

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-720QM

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 929 vs 664
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1663 vs 657
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 362 vs 228
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1146 vs 383

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	929 vs 664
PassMark - CPU mark	1663 vs 657
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	362 vs 228
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1146 vs 383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7500
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-720QM

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

664

929

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

657

1663

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

228

362

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

1146

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7500	Intel Core i7-720QM
PassMark - Single thread mark	664	929
PassMark - CPU mark	657	1663
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	228	362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	383	1146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.323

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7500	Intel Core i7-720QM
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Clarksfield
Launch date	Q3'06	23 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3045	3039
Processor Number	L7500	i7-720QM
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$546
Price now		$109.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.07
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	1.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	296 mm2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	774 million
VID voltage range	0.975V - 1.062V
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
L3 cache		6144 KB
Maximum frequency		2.80 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PBGA479	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
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		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8