Atom Z2580 vs A4-4300M
Aggregate performance score
A4-4300M outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-4300M and Atom Z2580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2767 | 3148 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | 7.89 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-4300M 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4300M 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 | FS1r2 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2580. 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, FMA | 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 A4-4300M and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4300M and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | 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 | AMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz) | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 533 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-4300M and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-4300M 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 |
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.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Geekbench 2
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 0.25 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 27 February 2013 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 3 Watt |
A4-4300M has a 152% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom Z2580, 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 Z2580 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-4300M and Atom Z2580, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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