Intel Core 2 Duo L7700 vs Intel Core i7-4500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7700 and Intel Core i7-4500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core 2 Duo L7700

Intel Core i7-4500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7700

Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1130 vs 608
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1832 vs 1250

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1130 vs 608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1832 vs 1250

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4500U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1497 vs 699
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2493 vs 677

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1497 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark	2493 vs 677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

699

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

677

2493

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

608

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1832

1250

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7700	Intel Core i7-4500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	699	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	677	2493
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1130	608
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1832	1250
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		23.675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.065
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.61
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2439
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		790
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1281
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2439

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7700	Intel Core i7-4500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'07	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2325	2339
Processor Number	L7700	i7-4500U
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	143 mm2	118 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	291 million	1300 million
VID voltage range	0.90V-1.20V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		4096 KB
Maximum frequency		3.00 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	15 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FCBGA1168
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
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		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID		0xA16
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0