Pentium D 935 vs Atom Z2580

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	1 January 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$84

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935 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	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per die)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	65 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	376 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935 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,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935. 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	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935 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 Pentium D 935 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935. 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)	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Pentium D 935.

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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Recency	27 February 2013	1 January 2007
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	95 Watt

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