i5-11600 vs Atom D2560

Place in the ranking	3139	697
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	2.56	16.54
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	24 October 2012 (12 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.91V -1.21V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 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	FCBGA559	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	-	+
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)	Intel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20

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.

Atom D2560 0.27

i5-11600 11.36
+4107%

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.

Atom D2560 433

i5-11600 18048
+4068%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	11.36
Recency	24 October 2012	16 March 2021
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	65 Watt

Atom D2560 has 550% lower power consumption.

i5-11600, on the other hand, has a 4107.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom D2560 is a notebook processor while Core i5-11600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2560 and Core i5-11600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.