Atom D2560 vs Core 2 Duo E6600
General info
Comparing Core 2 Duo E6600 and Atom D2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2665 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 3.46 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Duo (Desktop) | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Conroe (2006−2007) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | no data | 24 October 2012 (11 years ago) |
| Current price | $30 | no data |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Core 2 Duo 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 support | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.91V -1.21V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo 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.
| Socket | no data | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo 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 | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo 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 E6600 and Atom D2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
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 E6600 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core 2 Duo E6600 outperforms Atom D2560 by 112% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 10 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Atom D2560. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core 2 Duo E6600 is a desktop processor while Atom D2560 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6600 and Atom D2560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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