Atom Z510P vs Core 2 Duo E4700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.83no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)2 March 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate800 MHz400 MT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache64 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size111 mm226 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
Number of transistors167 million47 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5V0.8V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPLGA775FCBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 2 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4700 has 100% more physical cores.

Atom Z510P, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 3150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4700 and Atom Z510P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4700 is a desktop processor while Atom Z510P is a notebook one.


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