Intel Core i7-975 vs Intel Atom D2560

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i7-975 and Intel Atom D2560 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i7-975 Intel Atom D2560
• Family
  Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition Intel Atom
• CPU group
  Intel Core i7 900 Intel Atom D2000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 1

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i7-975 vs Intel Atom D2560 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Frequency
  3.33 GHz 2.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i7-975 and Intel Atom D2560 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel GMA 3650
• GPU frequency
  0.64 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  4
• Shader
  32
• Max. displays
  2
• Technology
  65 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2008

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i7-975 and Intel Atom D2560. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Core i7-975 and Intel Atom D2560 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066 DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  24 GB 4 GB
• Memory channels
  3 1
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i7-975 or Intel Atom D2560? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  130 W 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i7-975 and Intel Atom D2560 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  45 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1366 BGA 559
• L2-Cache
  1.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Bloomfield Cedarview
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT None
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE3
• Release date
  Q4/2008 Q4/2012