Ryzen 5 8540U vs Atom Z2460

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiencyno data39.98
Architecture codenamePenwell (2012−2013)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size65 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors140 million20,900 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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-MB4617FP7
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIO152no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14
USB revision2.0 OTGno data
Number of USB ports1no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2012 6 December 2023
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 28 Watt

Atom Z2460 has 833.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2460 and Ryzen 5 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.


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