Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs Atom Z600

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	3435
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	no data	0.09
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	4 May 2010 (15 years ago)	27 December 2005 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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	2	4
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	0.47 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	65.2526 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	+90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	69 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	376 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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)	1
Socket	T-PBGA518	775
Power consumption (TDP)	1.3 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	-	no data
AMT	-	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Quick Resume	-	no data
HD Audio	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	1 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX535	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	256 MB	no data
Clear Video	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 integrated GPUs.

LVDS	+	no data
MIPI	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z600 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955.

PCIe version	None	no data
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	2.0	no data
Integrated IDE	None	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	None	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 May 2010	27 December 2005
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	1 Watt	130 Watt