Z-60 vs Atom D2500
Aggregate performance score
Z-60 outperforms Atom D2500 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2500 and Z-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3315 | 3286 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.42 | 3.03 |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Hondo (2012) |
| Release date | 1 November 2011 (13 years ago) | 9 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2500 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 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2500 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and Z-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| AMT | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom D2500 and Z-60 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 and Z-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2500 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel GMA | AMD Radeon HD 6250 (276 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and Z-60 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and Z-60.
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.01 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 1 November 2011 | 9 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 5 Watt |
Atom D2500 has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
Z-60, on the other hand, has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, 2300% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom D2500 and Z-60.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2500 and Z-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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