Atom Z2580 vs Z500

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Clovertrail (2013)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data
Current price	$702 (15.6x MSRP)	$16.50

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	4
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	400 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	140 million
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA441	FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580 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 Z500 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR2
Maximum memory size	no data	2 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	8.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)
Graphics max frequency	-	533 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Atom Z2580.

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	27 February 2013
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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