Intel Atom Z2760 vs Core 2 Duo U7500

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General info

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Cloverview (2012)
Release date27 July 2006 (17 years old)27 September 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$1750 $481

Technical specs

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.06 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.06 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus support533 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.8V-0.975Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760 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 configuration11
SocketPBGA479FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom Z2760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2.4 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz)

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Core 2 Duo U7500 392
+31.5%
Atom Z2760 298

Core 2 Duo U7500 outperforms Atom Z2760 by 32% in Passmark.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Core 2 Duo U7500 1116
+85.5%
Atom Z2760 602

Core 2 Duo U7500 outperforms Atom Z2760 by 86% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo U7500 1976
+16.5%
Atom Z2760 1697

Core 2 Duo U7500 outperforms Atom Z2760 by 16% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Core 2 Duo U7500 875
Atom Z2760 945
+8%

Atom Z2760 outperforms Core 2 Duo U7500 by 8% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 27 July 2006 27 September 2012
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 3 Watt

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