Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Atom Z2560
Aggregate performance score
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Atom Z2560 by a whopping 1914% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3471 | 1514 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 7.52 | 6.99 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Clovertrail (2013) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 27 February 2013 (12 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 4,940 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| 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 Athlon Gold PRO 3150G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4-2933 |
| 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 Vega 3 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| 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 | 4.23 |
| Recency | 27 February 2013 | 21 July 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom Z2560 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G, on the other hand, has a 1914.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 166.7% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2560 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom Z2560 is a notebook processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is a desktop one.
Other comparisons
We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.
