Atom Z2520 vs A8-6410

Primary details

Comparing A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2410	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	7.07	no data
Architecture codename	Beema (2014)	Clovertrail (2013)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	930 Million	140 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 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
Socket	FT3b	FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Atom Z2520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
PAE	no data	32 Bit
Smart Idle	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-x	no data	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and Atom Z2520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	DDR2
Maximum memory size	no data	2 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	8.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	SGX 544MP2
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6410 and Atom Z2520 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Atom Z2520.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
USB revision	no data	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0
Number of USB ports	no data	2
UART	no data	3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2014	27 February 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	3 Watt

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