Core 2 Duo SL9380 vs Atom Z500

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core 2 Duo
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	20 August 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	800 MHz
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	24.18 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	410 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	1.05V-1.15V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PBGA441	BGA956
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380. 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	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	-	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Core 2 Duo SL9380 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	20 August 2009
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2

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