Atom Z605 vs i7-970

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-970 and Atom Z605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1389not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.00no data
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release date19 July 2010 (14 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$662no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-970 and Atom Z605 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz1 GHz
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rate4.8 GT/s400 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm265.2526 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-970 and Atom Z605 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366Intel BGA 518
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-970 and Atom Z605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Core i7-970 and Atom Z605 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 i7-970 and Atom Z605 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-970 and Atom Z605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2
Maximum memory size24 GB2 GB
Max memory channels31
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX535

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-970 and Atom Z605.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 July 2010 4 May 2010
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 2 Watt

i7-970 has an age advantage of 2 months, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z605, on the other hand, has 6400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-970 and Atom Z605. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-970 is a desktop processor while Atom Z605 is a notebook one.


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