Atom Z560 vs Celeron N3060

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 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 Celeron	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$243 (2.3x MSRP)	$702

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 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	2	2
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.48 GHz	0.13 GHz
Bus support	no data	533.33 MT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	26 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	0.75V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	unknown
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	-
Max video memory	8 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	-
Execution Units	12	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	-
OpenGL	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Atom Z560.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	1 June 2010
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	2 Watt

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