Core 2 Duo SL9300 vs Atom N570

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N570 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.21no data
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date1 March 2011 (13 years ago)20 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86$284

Detailed specifications

Atom N570 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate666 MHz1066 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size87 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors176 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N570 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA559BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N570 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Atom N570 and Core 2 Duo SL9300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N570 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 N570 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2011 20 August 2008
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 17 Watt

Atom N570 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and 112.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom N570 and Core 2 Duo SL9300. We've got no test results to judge.


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