A4-5050 vs Atom Z2560
Aggregate performance score
A4-5050 outperforms Atom Z2560 by a whopping 257% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3448 | 2854 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 2.98 | 2.13 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Clovertrail (2013) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 27 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 1 February 2014 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2560 and A4-5050 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2560 and A4-5050 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-MB4760 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-5050. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | 86x 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 | + | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Smart Idle | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-5050 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-5050. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) | AMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and A4-5050 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and A4-5050.
| USB revision | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 2 | no data |
| UART | 3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.75 |
| Recency | 27 February 2013 | 1 February 2014 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 15 Watt |
Atom Z2560 has 400% lower power consumption.
A4-5050, on the other hand, has a 257.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% more physical cores.
The AMD A4-5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2560 in performance tests.
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