Intel Core i7-3555LE vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-3555LE and Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3555LE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 78% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.8 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: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 666
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2238 vs 590
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2012 vs 1 March 2008
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1336 vs 666
PassMark - CPU mark 2238 vs 590

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-3555LE
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1336
666
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2238
590
Name Intel Core i7-3555LE Intel Core 2 Duo T5670
PassMark - Single thread mark 1336 666
PassMark - CPU mark 2238 590
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2328
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1097
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1713

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-3555LE Intel Core 2 Duo T5670

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Merom
Launch date June 2012 1 March 2008
Place in performance rating 2387 2394
Processor Number i7-3555LE T5670
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 1.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 118 mm 143 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4 2
Front-side bus (FSB) 800 MHz
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range 1.0375V-1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 550 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0mm x 24.0mm 35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1023
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity

Virtualization

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