Atom Z2760 vs Core 2 Duo T6600

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo T6600
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50
+163%
Atom Z2760
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.19

Core 2 Duo T6600 outperforms Atom Z2760 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28943252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duono data
Power efficiency1.355.99
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Cloverview (2012)
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)27 September 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760 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 speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size107 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760 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
SocketPGA478FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760 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 T6600 and Atom Z2760 are enumerated here.

VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6600 and Atom Z2760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2.4 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz)

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.

Core 2 Duo T6600 0.50
+163%
Atom Z2760 0.19

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.

Core 2 Duo T6600 793
+166%
Atom Z2760 298

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo T6600 2355
+292%
Atom Z2760 602

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo T6600 4472
+164%
Atom Z2760 1697

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.

Core 2 Duo T6600 1947
+106%
Atom Z2760 945

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.

Core 2 Duo T6600 71.1
Atom Z2760 58.13
+22.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 0.19
Recency 6 January 2009 27 September 2012
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 3 Watt

Core 2 Duo T6600 has a 163.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom Z2760, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo T6600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2760 in performance tests.


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