Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 vs Intel Pentium M 1.70

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 and Intel Pentium M 1.70 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

Intel Pentium M 1.70

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 771 vs 520
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 708 vs 406

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 August 2007 vs June 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	771 vs 520
PassMark - CPU mark	708 vs 406

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium M 1.70

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	24.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
CPU 2: Intel Pentium M 1.70

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

771

520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

708

406

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T7250	Intel Pentium M 1.70
PassMark - Single thread mark	771	520
PassMark - CPU mark	708	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	399

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T7250	Intel Pentium M 1.70
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Banias
Launch date	2 August 2007	June 2003
Place in performance rating	2951	2955
Price now	$201.48
Processor Number	T7250
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.62
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	1.70 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	400 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	83 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	291 million	77 million
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.175V	0.956V-1.484V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PBGA479	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	24.5 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2