Atom Z2560 vs A4-4300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-4300M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.63
+174%
Atom Z2560
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 3 Watt
0.23

A4-4300M outperforms Atom Z2560 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-4300M and Atom Z2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27823184
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.707.25
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Clovertrail (2013)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)27 February 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-4300M and Atom Z2560 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache96 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-4300M and Atom Z2560 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 configuration11
SocketFS1r2FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data32 Bit
Smart Idleno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2560 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data8.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz)PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-4300M and Atom Z2560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2560.

USB revisionno data2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0
Number of USB portsno data2
UARTno data3

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-4300M 0.63
+174%
Atom Z2560 0.23

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A4-4300M 2115
+100%
Atom Z2560 1056

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A4-4300M 1512
+235%
Atom Z2560 451

Geekbench 2

A4-4300M 3184
+161%
Atom Z2560 1221

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.63 0.23
Recency 15 May 2012 27 February 2013
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 3 Watt

A4-4300M has a 173.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom Z2560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, 100% more threads, and 1066.7% lower power consumption.

The A4-4300M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2560 in performance tests.


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