Atom Z2460 vs Pentium E5400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2779	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.46	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	0.90	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Penwell (2012−2013)
Release date	18 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5400 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	2.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	82 mm2	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	140 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5400 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	LGA775	FC-MB4617
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	32 Bit
GPIO	no data	152

Security technologies

Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460 are enumerated here.

VT-d

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR2
Maximum memory size	no data	2 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium E5400 and Atom Z2460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
HDMI	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5400 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

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Recency	18 January 2009	1 January 2012
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	3 Watt

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