Intel Core i7-4510U vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Core i7-4510U vs Core 2 Duo E8500 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-4510U performs better than the Core 2 Duo E8500. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 2 Duo E8500 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-4510U has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 2 Duo E8500 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4510U. A Core i7-4510U CPU outputs less heat than a Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-4510U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.