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.
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
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
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 | SMC EPYC 9555P | Dell Inspiron 7700 | HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 2 | 8 | 64 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 | 128 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 4600 | 5200 | 4400 | 4700 | 2800 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 12 | 96 | 256 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Tdp W | 25 | 120 | 360 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Socket | Socket P | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | Intel BGA 1744 | Intel BGA 1338 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | Iris Xe 96EU | Intel UHD Graphics | - |
| 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 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 0 | 88.8 | 99.4 | 0 | 86 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 63 | 69.7 | 71.3 | 0 | 99.4 | 67 | 25.3 | 82.3 |
| HP Celeron 14-dq3000dx Compare | 18.3 | 54.9 | 55 | 0 | 32.9 | 11.9 | 6.3 | 31.1 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 13.6 | 20.4 | 17.9 | 0 | 12.9 | 17.9 | 58.7 | 21 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From ¥26,831
Price History
Usage Scores
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