Atom Z2560 vs Athlon X4 950
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 950 outperforms Atom Z2560 by a whopping 862% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2077 | 3446 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 1.32 | 2.98 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560 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 | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560 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 | AM4 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| 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 Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 8.5 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Atom Z2560.
| 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
| Performance score | 2.02 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Athlon X4 950 has a 861.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z2560, on the other hand, has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon X4 950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2560 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 950 is a desktop processor while Atom Z2560 is a notebook one.
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