Atom Z2480 vs Athlon 1333
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird C (2000−2001) | Penwell (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 21 March 2001 (25 years ago) | 1 January 2013 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480: 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 120 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480 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 | A | FC-MB4617 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| GPIO | no data | 152 |
Security technologies
Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 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 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| HDMI | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1333 and Atom Z2480.
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 1 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 March 2001 | 1 January 2013 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 3 Watt |
Atom Z2480 has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 463% more advanced lithography process, and 2233% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 1333 and Intel Atom Z2480. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 1333 is a desktop processor while Atom Z2480 is a notebook one.
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