Atom D410 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9770

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1650not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.02no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)4 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$636

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size2x 107 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)55 °Cno data
Number of transistors820 million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410 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
SocketLGA775FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)136 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410. 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 Technology-+
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data6.4 GB/s

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.



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 Extreme QX9770 4611
+2462%
Atom D410 180

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 136 Watt 10 Watt

Core 2 Extreme QX9770 has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom D410, on the other hand, has 1260% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Extreme QX9770 is a desktop processor while Atom D410 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and Atom D410, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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