Atom x5-Z8300 vs Core 2 Duo E6540

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6540
2007
2 cores, 65 Watt
0.51

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28842877
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.74no data
Architecture codenameno dataCherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed2.33 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.84 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPLGA775UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
USB revisionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Duo E6540 0.51
Atom x5-Z8300 0.51

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.

Core 2 Duo E6540 808
Atom x5-Z8300 817
+1.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2007 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

Atom x5-Z8300 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6540 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6540 and Atom x5-Z8300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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