Atom N2600 vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date	1 April 2009 (15 years ago)	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	$47

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	107 mm2	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA956	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	3.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600 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 SU9600 and Atom N2600 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N2600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	2.44 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2009	1 December 2011
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	3 Watt

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