Atom Z520PT vs Core 2 Duo SL9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	1066 MHz	533.33 MT/s
Multiplier	no data	10
L1 cache	128 KB	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	107 mm2	24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	0.9V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA956	FCBGA437,PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SL9600 and Atom Z520PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	2 Watt

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