Atom x5-Z8550 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Architecture codenameKentsfield (2007)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date23 July 2007 (17 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$266no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size2x 143 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)62 °Cno data
Number of transistors582 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket775UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data2
USB revisionno data3.0
Number of USB portsno data3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2007 8 February 2016
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

Atom x5-Z8550 has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) and Atom x5-Z8550. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W) is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8550 is a notebook one.


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