Core 2 Duo T5470 vs Atom x7-E3950
Aggregate performance score
Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5470 by a whopping 212% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2595 | 3271 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 7x Intel Atom | Core 2 Duo |
| Power efficiency | 3.73 | 0.41 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Merom-2048 (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 30 August 2014 (11 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $57 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 103 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.075V-1.25V |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470 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 | Intel BGA 1296 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 505 (500 - 650 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core 2 Duo T5470.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.06 | 0.34 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Atom x7-E3950 has a 211.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T5470 in performance tests.
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