Intel Core i7 P8700 2-core Socket P
This processor stands out for its 25W TDP and Socket P compatibility, making it a direct drop-in upgrade for aging laptops originally built on the Core 2 Duo platform. Its 2.53GHz clock speed and 3MB cache provide a modest but noticeable boost over older 65nm Merom chips, extending the usable life of legacy systems. This CPU is best for users maintaining vintage laptops for basic office tasks or retro computing, where modern performance metrics are irrelevant.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong single thread (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong ai (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong multi thread (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average social proof (16th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 7 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core 2 Duo |
| Model | P8700 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Class | laptop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 2 |
| P-cores | 6 |
| Threads | 12 |
| Base Clock | 2530 |
| Boost Clock | 4600 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 1.5 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 12733 |
| PassMark Single | 2624 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2666 |
| Max Memory | 128 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | Socket P |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 25 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 P8700 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 48 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4600 | 5200 | 3500 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 256 | 256 | 37.5 | 128 |
| Tdp W | 25 | 120 | 200 | 360 | 195 | 200 |
| Socket | Socket P | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | No | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 P8700 | 67.6 | 54.9 | 56.3 | 63.5 | 96.7 | 66.6 | 15.7 | 74.4 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.4 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.9 | 87.8 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.9 | 76.4 | 0 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 0 | 89.5 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 0 | 88.8 | 99.4 | 0 | 86 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.8 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 0 | 78.2 | 90.8 | 0 | 80.6 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.1 | 84.2 | 0 | 84.2 | 94.5 | 36.4 | 80.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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