Z-60 vs E2-3000

Primary details

Comparing E2-3000 and Z-60 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	AMD E-Series	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Hondo (2012)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	9 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price	$202	$258

Detailed specifications

E2-3000 and Z-60 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Die size	246 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on E2-3000 and Z-60 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	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and Z-60. 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, DDR3L-1600	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and Z-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and Z-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 Single-channel
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8280	AMD Radeon HD 6250
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and Z-60 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3000 and Z-60 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and Z-60.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	9 October 2012
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	5 Watt

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