i3-N300 vs Atom Z2460

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1171
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	72.74
Architecture codename	Penwell (2012−2013)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$309

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
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	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 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	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs (Rocket Lake) ( - 1250 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	9
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 2012	3 January 2023
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	7 Watt

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