Core 2 Duo SL9300 vs Atom D2500

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3314	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	1.41	no data
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)	20 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$284

Detailed specifications

Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1066 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	66 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA559	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
AMT	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	4 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel GMA

no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and Core 2 Duo SL9300.

PCI Express lanes	4	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2011	20 August 2008
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	17 Watt

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