Atom D2560 vs Athlon II P360
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II P360 outperforms Atom D2560 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2949 | 3139 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | 2.55 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Cedarview (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 24 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560 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 | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.91V -1.21V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560 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.
| Socket | S1g4 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVM | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| vPro | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.45 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 24 October 2012 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 10 Watt |
Athlon II P360 has a 66.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom D2560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II P360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2560 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P360 and Atom D2560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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