Z-60 vs Athlon II M360
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M360 and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.03 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Hondo (2012) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 9 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M360 and Z-60 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | no data | 75 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M360 and Z-60 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 | Socket S1 (S1g3) | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M360 and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M360 and Z-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M360 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 9 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 5 Watt |
Z-60 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II M360 and Z-60. We've got no test results to judge.
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