A4-1200 vs Atom Z2560

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z2560
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.23
A4-1200
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.23

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2560 and A4-1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31703172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency7.265.44
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)Temash (2013)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and A4-1200 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size65 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors140 million1,178 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and A4-1200 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 configuration11
SocketFC-MB4760FT3
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE386x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-1200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth8.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8180

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and A4-1200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-1200.

USB revision2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0no data
Number of USB ports2no data
UART3no 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.

Atom Z2560 0.23
A4-1200 0.23

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Atom Z2560 1056
+7.1%
A4-1200 986

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Atom Z2560 451
A4-1200 564
+25.1%

Geekbench 2

Atom Z2560 1221
A4-1200 1395
+14.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2013 23 May 2013
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 4 Watt

Atom Z2560 has 100% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

A4-1200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom Z2560 and A4-1200.


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