Atom Z500 vs Core 2 Duo T5900
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T5900 outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3302 | 3625 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.47 | 9.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z500: 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 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.80 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z500 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 | Socket P | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 0.65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z500. 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 | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| AMT | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.39 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Core 2 Duo T5900 has a 179% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom Z500, on the other hand, has a 44% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
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