Atom N280 vs Z2580

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)1 February 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data666.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache64K (per core)56 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size65 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors140 million47 Million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFC-MB4760PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom N280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom N280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory size2 GB8 GB
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)-
Graphics max frequency533 MHz-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Atom N280 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom N280.

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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2013 1 February 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 2 Watt

Atom Z2580 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N280, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2580 and Atom N280. We've got no test results to judge.


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