Atom Z612 vs A10-9600P
Primary details
Comparing A10-9600P and Atom Z612 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2123 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-9600P and Atom Z612 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 900 MHz - 1500 MHz (1 core) |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 65.2526 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9600P and Atom Z612 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | Intel BGA 518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 1.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9600P and Atom Z612. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9600P and Atom Z612 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9600P and Atom Z612. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | PowerVR SGX535 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-9600P and Atom Z612 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-9600P and Atom Z612 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9600P and Atom Z612.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 4 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 1 Watt |
A10-9600P has an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z612, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-9600P and Atom Z612. We've got no test results to judge.
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