Atom Z2580 vs Phenom II X4 N970
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 309% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2775 | 3474 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.13 | 3.23 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (15 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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 Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | 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 | no data | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 533 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Atom Z2580.
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 2 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.94 | 0.23 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 3 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has a 309% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Atom Z2580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 41% more advanced lithography process, and 1067% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2580 in performance tests.
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