Intel Atom N470 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom N470 and Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom N470

Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom N470

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	10 March 2010 vs 9 May 2007
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 9% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 766 vs 308
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 693 vs 224

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	766 vs 308
PassMark - CPU mark	693 vs 224

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom N470
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

308

766

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

224

693

Name	Intel Atom N470	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	308	766
PassMark - CPU mark	224	693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		441
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.317
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.613

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom N470	Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Merom
Launch date	10 March 2010	9 May 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$234
Place in performance rating	3248	3259
Processor Number	N470	T7300
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$30.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.33
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.83 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	123 million	291 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	22mm x22mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA559	PPGA478, PBGA479
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	35 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Idle States
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)