Atom N280 vs Core 2 Duo T5600
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo T5600 outperforms Atom N280 by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2992 | 3383 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 3.78 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | DiamondVille (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 28 July 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 February 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $241 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.83 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 666.66 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.0375V-1.3V | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280 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 | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478, PBGA479 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 2.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280. 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 | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280 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 T5600 and Atom N280 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.41 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 28 July 2006 | 1 February 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 34 Watt | 2 Watt |
Core 2 Duo T5600 has a 310% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Atom N280, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1600% lower power consumption.
The Core 2 Duo T5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N280 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5600 and Atom N280, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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