Atom N2850 vs Core 2 Duo T6400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2850 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 January 2009 (15 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2850 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	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2850 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.

Socket	PGA478	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6,6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 and Atom N2850. 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 N2850 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 N2850 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	5 January 2012
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

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