Atom Z605 vs A6-3600

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3600 and Atom Z605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2414not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.56no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-3600 and Atom Z605 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1 GHz
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rateno data400 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm265.2526 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3600 and Atom Z605 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM1Intel BGA 518
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3600 and Atom Z605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Atom Z605 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Atom Z605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardRadeon HD 6530DPowerVR SGX535

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 June 2011 4 May 2010
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 2 Watt

A6-3600 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z605, on the other hand, has 3150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-3600 and Atom Z605. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A6-3600 is a desktop processor while Atom Z605 is a notebook one.


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