i5-10400F vs Atom Z2460

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	917
Place by popularity	not in top-100	12
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.11
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	11.94
Architecture codename	Penwell (2012−2013)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F 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 Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F.

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 2012	30 April 2020
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

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