Intel Pentium 957 vs Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 957 and Intel Core 2 Duo U7500 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.

Intel Pentium 957

Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 957

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.2 GHz vs 1.06 GHz
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 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 574 vs 393
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 622 vs 392

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 June 2011 vs 27 July 2006
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz vs 1.06 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	574 vs 393
PassMark - CPU mark	622 vs 392

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 17 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 17 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 957
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo U7500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

574

393

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

622

392

Name	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
PassMark - Single thread mark	574	393
PassMark - CPU mark	622	392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		698
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1075

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 957	Intel Core 2 Duo U7500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Merom
Launch date	19 June 2011	27 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2859	2869
Price now	$134
Processor Number	957	U7500
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.41
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	1.06 GHz
Die size	131 mm	143 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	1.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	291 million
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
VID voltage range		0.80V-0.975V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31.0mm x 24.0mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	10 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
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® 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)