Atom Z510P vs Core 2 Quad Q8400

Primary Details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Atom Z510P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2133	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.73	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	April 2009 (15 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$47	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8400 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	4 (Quad-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.67 GHz	1.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	400 MT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	56 KB
L2 cache	4 MB (shared)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	0.8V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8400 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	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA775,LGA775	FCBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 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
AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Atom Z510P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Atom Z510P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8400 and Atom Z510P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	2 Watt

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