Atom Z2580 vs A6-9220

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9220
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.80
+220%
Atom Z2580
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.25

A6-9220 outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and Atom Z2580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26123164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.057.89
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Clovertrail (2013)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)27 February 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 and Atom Z2580 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache160 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size124.5 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1200 Million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 and Atom Z2580 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAFC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data32 Bit
Smart Idleno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data8.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)
Graphics max frequencyno data533 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9220 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and Atom Z2580.

USB revisionno data2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0
Number of USB portsno data2
UARTno data3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-9220 0.80
+220%
Atom Z2580 0.25

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A6-9220 2921
+124%
Atom Z2580 1303

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A6-9220 1798
+226%
Atom Z2580 552

Geekbench 2

A6-9220 3461
+134%
Atom Z2580 1479

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.25
Recency 1 June 2016 27 February 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 3 Watt

A6-9220 has a 220% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z2580, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The A6-9220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2580 in performance tests.


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