Atom Z2460 vs Z2520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Penwell (2012−2013)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	65 mm2	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	140 million
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 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	1	1
Socket	FC-MB4760	FC-MB4617
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
PAE	32 Bit	32 Bit
GPIO	no data	152
Smart Idle	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR2
Maximum memory size	2 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

SGX 544MP2

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	2
HDMI	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Atom Z2460.

USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	2.0 OTG
Number of USB ports	2	1
UART	3	3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	1 January 2012
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2

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