Atom x5-Z8330 vs Core 2 Duo T7300
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2863 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 5x Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Airmont (2016) |
| Release date | 9 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $234 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.92 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 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 | PBGA479,PPGA478 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| 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 T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3L-RS 1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 1 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 May 2007 | 8 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
Atom x5-Z8330 has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T7300 and Atom x5-Z8330. We've got no test results to judge.
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