Atom Z600 vs i5-3450

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1664not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.48no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release date29 April 2012 (12 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$186no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz800 MHz - 1200 MHz (1 core)
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rate5 GT/s400 MT/s
Multiplierno data8
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6144 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm265.2526 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data+90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155T-PBGA518
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt1.3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
GPIOno data+
FDI+-
Fast Memory Accessno data-
AMTno data-
Matrix Storageno data-
Quiet Systemno data-
Quick Resumeno data-
HD Audiono data-

Security technologies

Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1
Maximum memory size32 GB1 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2500PowerVR SGX535
Max video memoryno data256 MB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
LVDSno data+
MIPIno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600.

PCIe version3.0None
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data2.0
Integrated IDEno dataNone
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno dataNone
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2012 4 May 2010
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 1 Watt

i5-3450 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z600, on the other hand, has 7600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-3450 and Atom Z600. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-3450 is a desktop processor while Atom Z600 is a notebook one.


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