Atom Z2460 vs E2-3000
Primary details
Comparing E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 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 | Laptop |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Penwell (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 January 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 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 | no data | 1.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.65 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 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 | FT3 | FC-MB4617 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and Atom Z2460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| GPIO | no data | 152 |
Security technologies
E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and Atom Z2460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8280 | PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz) |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by E2-3000 and Atom Z2460 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and Atom Z2460.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 1 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 1 January 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 3 Watt |
E2-3000 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z2460, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between E2-3000 and Atom Z2460. We've got no test results to judge.
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