Intel Core i7-5500U vs Intel Core 2 Duo U9600

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,563

Rank #1,226

vs
3,918

Rank #1,949

4,563
3,918

Core i7-5500U wins by 14.1% (Rank #1226 vs #1949)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,676

Rank #1,161

vs
3,752

Rank #1,920

4,676
3,752

Core i7-5500U wins by 19.8% (Rank #1161 vs #1920)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,394

Rank #1,471

vs
4,168

Rank #2,027

4,394
4,168

Core i7-5500U wins by 5.1% (Rank #1471 vs #2027)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,549

Rank #1,171

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,509

Rank #1,270

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,553

Rank #1,092

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-5500U Core 2 Duo U9600 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
4
2
+50%
Base Frequency
2,400 MHz
2,000 MHz
+16.7%
Clock Multiplier
24x
--
L1 Cache
62 KB
--
L2 Cache
0 MiB
--
L3 Cache
4 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
21 GB/s
+16.7%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
35 W
57.1% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i7-5500U Core 2 Duo U9600
Designer Intel Intel
Model Number i7-5500U T5800
Core Name Broadwell-U --
Socket FCBGA1168 PPGA478
Package FC-BGA1168 --
Memory Type DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600 DDR3L 1333
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 4x1, 2x4 1x4
Market Segment Mobile --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Core i7-5500U
Intel
Core 2 Duo U9600
Intel

Model Number

Core i7-5500U
i7-5500U
Core 2 Duo U9600
T5800

Core Name

Core i7-5500U
Broadwell-U
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Socket

Core i7-5500U
FCBGA1168
Core 2 Duo U9600
PPGA478

Package

Core i7-5500U
FC-BGA1168
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Memory Type

Core i7-5500U
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Core 2 Duo U9600
DDR3L 1333

ECC Support

Core i7-5500U
Yes
Core 2 Duo U9600
No

PCIe Revision

Core i7-5500U
2.0
Core 2 Duo U9600
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-5500U
4x1, 2x4
Core 2 Duo U9600
1x4

Market Segment

Core i7-5500U
Mobile
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-5500U
Yes
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-5500U Core 2 Duo U9600
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 82 mm² --
Transistor Count 1,300 --
Manufacturer Intel --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core i7-5500U
14 nm
Core 2 Duo U9600
65 nm

Die Area

Core i7-5500U
82 mm²
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Transistor Count

Core i7-5500U
1,300
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-5500U
Intel
Core 2 Duo U9600
--

Word Size

Core i7-5500U
64-bit
Core 2 Duo U9600
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-5500U Core 2 Duo U9600
GPU HD Graphics 5500 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 950 MHz 792 MHz

GPU

Core i7-5500U
HD Graphics 5500
Core 2 Duo U9600
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7-5500U
Intel
Core 2 Duo U9600
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-5500U
950 MHz
Core 2 Duo U9600
792 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-5500U Core 2 Duo U9600
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX+GFNI
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512F+GFNI
AVX512F+VAES
AVX512F+VPCLMULQDQ
AVX512VL
AVX512_BITALG
AVX512_VBMI2
AVX512_VNNI
AVX512_VPOPCNTDQ
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
GFNI
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64