Atom N2650 vs Core 2 Duo T5500

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3424	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	0.41	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date	1 February 2007 (19 years ago)	5 January 2012 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Core 2 Duo T5500 and Atom N2650: 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	1.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.66 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	143 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Atom N2650 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	PPGA478, PBGA479	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Atom N2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Atom N2650 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 T5500 and Atom N2650 are enumerated here.

VT-x

-

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2007	5 January 2012
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	3 Watt