Atom Z510P vs Core 2 Duo T5900
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the 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) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P 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 | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| 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 | 0.8V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P 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 | FCBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P. 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 Z510P 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 Z510P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P. 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
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 2 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T5900 has 100% more physical cores.
Atom Z510P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5900 and Atom Z510P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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