Atom D510 vs Core 2 Solo SU3500
Aggregate performance score
Atom D510 outperforms Core 2 Solo SU3500 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3285 | 3161 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Solo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.94 | 1.83 |
| Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 April 2009 (15 years ago) | 21 December 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $262 | $97 |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 410 Million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.05V-1.15V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | BGA956 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5.5 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Recency | 1 April 2009 | 21 December 2009 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 13 Watt |
Core 2 Solo SU3500 has 160% lower power consumption.
Atom D510, on the other hand, has a 47.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Atom D510 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Solo SU3500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Solo SU3500 and Atom D510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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