Z-60 vs Core 2 Duo T5500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60 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	no data
Architecture codename	Merom (2006−2008)	Hondo (2012)
Release date	1 February 2007 (17 years ago)	9 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$70	$258

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60 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	2
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.66 GHz	1 GHz
Bus support	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Die size	143 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.0375V-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60 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	1
Socket	PPGA478, PBGA479	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
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
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60 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 Z-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5500 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon HD 6250

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2007	9 October 2012
Chip lithography	65 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	5 Watt

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