Atom Z500 vs Core 2 Quad Q6600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Quad Q6600 outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 643% 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 | 2658 | 3581 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Quad (Desktop) | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | no data | 23.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kentsfield (2007) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | no data | 2 April 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom Z500 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 143 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 582 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.80 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 MB | 0.65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 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 | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom Z500 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 Quad (Desktop) Q6600 and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 0.14 |
| Recency | no data | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Core 2 Quad Q6600 has a 642.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Atom Z500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2008 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Note that Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a desktop processor while Atom Z500 is a notebook one.
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