Atom Z650 vs Core 2 Duo T5600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650 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	Merom (2006−2008)	Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release date	28 July 2006 (17 years ago)	11 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$241	no data
Current price	$31 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650 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	1.83 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	1.2 GHz
Bus support	667 MHz	400 MT/s
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	143 mm2	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	291 Million	140 million
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 T5600 and Atom Z650 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PPGA478, PBGA479	T-PBGA518
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR2
Maximum memory size	no data	2.93 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	3.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

PowerVR SGX535

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650 integrated GPUs.

LVDS

no data

+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom Z650.

PCI support

no data

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 July 2006	11 April 2011
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	34 Watt	3 Watt

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