Atom N450 vs Core 2 Duo SU9600

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Atom
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)21 December 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$289$64

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450 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 speed1.6 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache128 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size107 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors410 Million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05V-1.15Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450 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
SocketBGA956FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450. 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-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450 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 N450 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 21 December 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 5 Watt

Core 2 Duo SU9600 has 100% more physical cores.

Atom N450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Atom N450. We've got no test results to judge.


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