Celeron 3965Y vs Atom Z2420

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2616
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Saltwell (2013)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	21 April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	13
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y 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	FC-MB4617	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)	Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2420 and Celeron 3965Y.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16
USB revision	2.0 OTG	no data
Number of USB ports	1	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2013	21 April 2017
Physical cores	1	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

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