Atom D425 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2774not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.90no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)21 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$993

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425 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 speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Atom D425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

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 E6700 990
+385%
Atom D425 204

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 10 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6700 has 100% more physical cores.

Atom D425, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 550% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Atom D425. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Atom D425 is a notebook one.


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