Intel Core2 Duo L7300 vs Intel Pentium 2117U

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Intel Core2 Duo L7300 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Pentium 2117U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core2 Duo L7300 and the Intel Pentium 2117U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core2 Duo L7300 2 core processor released in Q2/2007 with the Intel Pentium 2117U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2012.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core 2 Duo L7000/SL7000/T5000/U7000 (18) CPU group Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
1 Generation 4
Merom (Core) Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core2 Duo L7300 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium 2117U clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core2 Duo L7300, while the Intel Pentium 2117U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core2 Duo L7300 has a TDP of 17 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium 2117U is 17 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
17 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 17 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core2 Duo L7300 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 65 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium 2117U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2117U
65 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1023
VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2007 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
331 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
612 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
367 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
696 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
323 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
562 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1021 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
347 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
61 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core2 Duo L7300 Intel Core2 Duo L7300
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
115 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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