Celeron M 530 vs Atom Z2580

Place in the ranking	3165	3250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Celeron M
Power efficiency	7.89	0.60
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	no data	1.73 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.73 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	65 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.95V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530 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	no data
Socket	FC-MB4760	PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530. 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
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530 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 Z2580 and Celeron M 530 are enumerated here.

VT-x

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
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)	no data
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530.

USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.25	0.19
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	30 Watt

Atom Z2580 has a 31.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Atom Z2580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 530 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2580 and Celeron M 530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.