Atom Z2760 vs A6-3500
Aggregate performance score
A6-3500 outperforms Atom Z2760 by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2869 | 3571 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.53 | 2.39 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Cloverview (2012) |
| Release date | 17 August 2011 (14 years ago) | 27 September 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of A6-3500 and Atom Z2760: 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3500 and Atom Z2760 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3500 and Atom Z2760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3500 and Atom Z2760 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3500 and Atom Z2760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2.4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.82 | 0.17 |
| Recency | 17 August 2011 | 27 September 2012 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
A6-3500 has a 382% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores.
Atom Z2760, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33% more threads, and 2067% lower power consumption.
The AMD A6-3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2760 in performance tests.
Note that A6-3500 is a desktop processor while Atom Z2760 is a notebook one.
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