Celeron N4500 vs Atom Z2460
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2197 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Architecture codename | Penwell (2012−2013) | Jasper Lake (2021) |
| Release date | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) | 11 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 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 | 1.3 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 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 | FC-MB4617 | FCBGA1338 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| GPIO | 152 | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
| MIPI-DSI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Celeron N4500.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
| USB revision | 2.0 OTG | 2.0/3.2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | 1 | 14 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | 3 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2012 | 11 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 6 Watt |
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