Atom D2560 vs Core 2 Duo E6600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Atom D2560 by a whopping 111% 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 | 2955 | 3271 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | 2.59 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Conroe (2006−2007) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | no data | 24 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.91V -1.21V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 | 775 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Atom D2560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 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 (640 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 and Atom D2560.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 0.27 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E6600 has a 111.1% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom D2560, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom D2560 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Atom D2560 is a notebook one.
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