Intel Atom Z670 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z670 and Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 Z670

Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z670

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
5.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 17 Watt

Launch date	April 2011 vs 1 March 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 42% higher clock speed: 2.13 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.13 GHz vs 1.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6134 KB vs 512 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z670
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600

Name	Intel Atom Z670	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	95
PassMark - CPU mark	158
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		262
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.797
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.056
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		0.952

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z670	Intel Core 2 Duo SL9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lincroft	Penryn
Launch date	April 2011	1 March 2009
Place in performance rating	3315	3307
Processor Number	Z670	SL9600
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$316
Performance
Base frequency	1.50 GHz	2.13 GHz
Die size	65 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	6134 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.5 GHz	2.13 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	140 million	410 million
VID voltage range	1.1125-1.5000V	1.050V-1.150V
64 bit support
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Front-side bus (FSB)		1066 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	2.93 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
LVDS
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	13.8mmx13.8mm	22mm x 22mm
Sockets supported	T-PBGA518	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
PCI support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)