Atom N570 vs Core 2 Duo U7500

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo U7500
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.25
+19%
Atom N570
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.21

Core 2 Duo U7500 outperforms Atom N570 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31713205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 DuoIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.372.21
Architecture codenameMerom-2048 (2006−2008)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date27 July 2006 (18 years ago)1 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570 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 speed1.06 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.06 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz666 MHz
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size143 mm287 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors291 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.8V-0.975Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570 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 configuration11
SocketPBGA479FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570. 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 Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel GMA 3150

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 U7500 0.25
+19%
Atom N570 0.21

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 U7500 392
+15%
Atom N570 341

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 U7500 1116
+97.3%
Atom N570 566

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 U7500 1976
+21.3%
Atom N570 1630

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 U7500 875
+18.6%
Atom N570 738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.25 0.21
Recency 27 July 2006 1 March 2011
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 8 Watt

Core 2 Duo U7500 has a 19% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom N570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo U7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N570 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo U7500 and Atom N570, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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