Pentium E5500 vs Atom Z2560

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3446	3009
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.05
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.98	0.39
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date	27 February 2013 (12 years ago)	18 April 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	65 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	228 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500 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	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Idle	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500 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 Z2560 and Pentium E5500 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR1, 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)

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Pentium E5500.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
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

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Performance score	0.21	0.60
Recency	27 February 2013	18 April 2010
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	65 Watt

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