Core 2 Duo SL9380 vs Atom Z500
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 20 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | 800 MHz |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 410 Million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | PBGA441 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| FSB parity | - | - |
Security technologies
Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 20 August 2009 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
Core 2 Duo SL9380 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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