Atom D2560 vs Core 2 Duo E4700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2780	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	24 October 2012 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	1 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	111 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	0.91V -1.21V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 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	no data
Socket	PLGA775	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 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 Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	-	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	4 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom D2560.

PCI Express lanes

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4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	10 Watt

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