i5-10400F vs Atom Z2460

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated917
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.08
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data11.94
Architecture codenamePenwell (2012−2013)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size65 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F 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
SocketFC-MB4617FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIO152no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revision2.0 OTGno data
Number of USB ports1no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2012 30 April 2020
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 65 Watt

Atom Z2460 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2460 and Core i5-10400F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2460 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


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