Atom Z605 vs Athlon 600
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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 |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 23 June 1999 (26 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $615 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 600 and Atom Z605 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.6 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 184 mm2 | 65.2526 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 600 and Atom Z605 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | Intel BGA 518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 600 and Atom Z605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 600 and Atom Z605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | PowerVR SGX535 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 June 1999 | 4 May 2010 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2 Watt |
Atom Z605 has an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 2150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 600 and Intel Atom Z605. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 600 is a desktop processor while Atom Z605 is a notebook one.
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