Intel Core i5-560M vs Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-560M and Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-560M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 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
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1245 vs 771
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1911 vs 709
  • Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 446 vs 242
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 950 vs 399
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2010 vs 2 August 2007
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1245 vs 771
PassMark - CPU mark 1911 vs 709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 446 vs 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 950 vs 399

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-560M
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1245
771
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1911
709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
446
242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
950
399
Name Intel Core i5-560M Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
PassMark - Single thread mark 1245 771
PassMark - CPU mark 1911 709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 446 242
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 950 399
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.479
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 25.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.072
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.133

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-560M Intel Core 2 Duo T7250

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Merom
Launch date 1 September 2010 2 August 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $225
Place in performance rating 2947 2951
Price now $89.97 $201.48
Processor Number i5-560M T7250
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.47 1.62
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.66 GHz 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 81 mm2 143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz 800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2 MB
L3 cache 3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 382 million 291 million
VID voltage range 1.075V-1.175V

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported BGA1288, PGA988 PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)