Atom x7425E vs Core 2 Duo E4600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data27.29
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Gracemont (2023)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size111 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 24EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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.

Core 2 Duo E4600 785
Atom x7425E 5502
+601%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 12 Watt

Atom x7425E has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 441.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4600 and Atom x7425E. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4600 is a desktop processor while Atom x7425E is a notebook one.


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