Intel Core 2 Duo L7700 vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo L7700 and Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 i7-4720HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo L7700

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1130 vs 791

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1130 vs 791

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4720HQ

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1860 vs 748
9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5740 vs 607
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2765 vs 1832

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1860 vs 748
PassMark - CPU mark	5740 vs 607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2765 vs 1832

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo L7700
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4720HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

748

1860

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

607

5740

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

791

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1832

2765

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo L7700	Intel Core i7-4720HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	748	1860
PassMark - CPU mark	607	5740
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1130	791
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1832	2765
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2981
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		82.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.641
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1175
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1175

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo L7700	Intel Core i7-4720HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'07	1 January 2015
Place in performance rating	2299	2279
Processor Number	L7700	i7-4720HQ
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$378
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	143 mm2	177 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	291 million	1400 Million
VID voltage range	0.90V-1.20V
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	47 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Sockets supported		FCBGA1364
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)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® TSX-NI
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		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3L 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 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
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4