Atom D2700 vs Pentium Dual T2390

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T2390
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.36
+24.1%
Atom D2700
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.29

Pentium Dual Core T2390 outperforms Atom D2700 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30543128
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Dual CoreIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.972.74
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date1 March 2008 (16 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$52

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 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 speedno data2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed1.86 GHz0.13 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size143 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors291 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 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 configurationno data1
SocketPPGA478FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
AMTno data-
HD Audiono data+

Security technologies

Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Dual Core T2390 and Atom D2700.

PCI Express lanesno data4
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Dual T2390 0.36
+24.1%
Atom D2700 0.29

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.

Pentium Dual T2390 568
+24.6%
Atom D2700 456

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.

Pentium Dual T2390 1470
+28%
Atom D2700 1148

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 0.29
Recency 1 March 2008 1 November 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Pentium Dual T2390 has a 24.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom D2700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T2390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2700 in performance tests.


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