Socket P does not support the newer I3, I5 or I7 mobile processors.
Socket P and T processors include several families of mobile and desktop processors from the Intel corporation. These processor sockets share support for processors from the Core 2 family. The primary difference between socket P and T processors is that socket T processors are desktop models while socket P processors are designed for mobile computers. Socket T also supports a wider variety of processor families than Socket P.
Power Consumption
Socket P processors are designed for mobile computers. These processors include a variety of features that are not available in Socket T processors. One of the primary features that Socket P processors provide is energy efficiency. Socket P processors require significantly less power than Socket T processors and are programmed with a variety of low power instruction sets that allow them to smoothly switch between preset operating frequencies. These features are included in Socket P processors primarily to extend the battery life of mobile computer systems.
Socket P
Socket P motherboards are compatible with processors from different product families. The processors supported by this socket include models from the Pentium Dual-Core, Celeron M500 and Core 2 Mobile Extreme, Quad and Duo families of mobile processors. These CPU families support a variety of budget, mainstream and high performance processors.
Mobile Features
The mobile Pentium processors supported by socket P are budget versions that include 11 different models with speeds between 1.46 and 2.3 gigahertz. These processors provide L2 and L3 data caches with up to two and three megabytes respectively. The Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme mobile processors are available in both dual and quad core models. These processors support much larger L2 data caches of up to 12 Megabytes (MB). The Core 2 Quad processors compatible with socket P includes two processors rated at 2.0 and 2.26 Gigahertz (GHz). The Core 2 Extreme mobile line of processors includes five processors rated at speeds between 2.6 and 3.06 GHz.
Socket T
Socket T provides support for several families of desktop processor including the Pentium 4 Extreme, Celeron D, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme families. Socket T is more commonly known as Socket 775 and provides support for most modern types of Intel processors excluding the new generation of processors from the I3, I5 and I7 families.
Socket T Features
Socket T includes support for single, dual and quad core processors with L2 data caches of up to 12 MB. Socket T processors include a wide variety of processors based on multiple generations of technology. The older single and dual core Pentium processors compatible with Socket T provide faster processor frequencies --up to 3.8 GHz-- but have smaller L2 caches and comparatively slow Front Side Bus speeds. The newer Core 2 families operate at slightly slower speeds but offer increased performance using quad core processors and large L2 data caches.
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