A8-5545M vs Atom Z2760
Aggregate performance score
A8-5545M outperforms Atom Z2760 by a whopping 416% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3252 | 2483 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 5.99 | 3.71 |
| Architecture codename | Cloverview (2012) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 27 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M 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 | 1.8 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M 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 | FP2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2.4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) | AMD Radeon HD 8510G (450 - 554 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.19 | 0.98 |
| Recency | 27 September 2012 | 1 June 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 25 Watt |
Atom Z2760 has 733.3% lower power consumption.
A8-5545M, on the other hand, has a 415.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores.
The A8-5545M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2760 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2760 and A8-5545M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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