Atom Z2580 vs FX-8350
Aggregate performance score
FX-8350 outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 1374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1771 | 3474 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.87 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 3.23 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (13 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
FX-8350 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8350 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1 | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Smart Idle | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Atom Z2580. 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 | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 8.5 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 533 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-8350 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Atom Z2580.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 2 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Geekbench 2
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.39 | 0.23 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 3 Watt |
FX-8350 has a 1374% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom Z2580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 4067% lower power consumption.
The AMD FX-8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2580 in performance tests.
Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Atom Z2580 is a notebook one.
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