Atom N2650 vs Core 2 Duo T6400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2940not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.24no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)5 January 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650 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.

SocketPGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt3,6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2650 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 5 January 2012
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 3 Watt

Atom N2650 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

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