Intel Pentium D1509 vs Intel Core i7-2629M

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Intel Pentium D1509 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-2629M
Intel Pentium D1509 Intel Core i7-2629M

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium D1509 or Intel Core i7-2629M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium D1509 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium D1509 was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Core i7-2629M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2629M was released in Q1/2011.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Pentium D (5) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
5 Generation 2
Broadwell Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium D1509 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium D1509 is 1.50 GHz (1.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-2629M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-2629M is at 2.10 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Pentium D1509 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2629M
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.50 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
1.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
1.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium D1509 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2629M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Pentium D1509 or Intel Core i7-2629M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 3000
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 No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium D1509 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-2629M supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Pentium D1509 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2629M
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
32 PCIe lanes 16
31.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium D1509 is 19 W, while the Intel Core i7-2629M has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium D1509 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2629M
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium D1509 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-2629M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium D1509 Characteristic Intel Core i7-2629M
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
AM1 Socket BGA 1023
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q1/2011
-- Release price 270 $
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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 Pentium D1509 Intel Pentium D1509
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-2629M Intel Core i7-2629M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (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 Pentium D1509 Intel Pentium D1509
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
25 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2629M Intel Core i7-2629M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium D1509 Intel Pentium D1509
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
46 (100%)
Intel Core i7-2629M Intel Core i7-2629M
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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