A6-9220C vs Atom Z2560

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2697
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C 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	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Multiplier	no data	18
L1 cache	64K (per core)	160 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	65 mm2	124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	1200 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C 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	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Virtualization,
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Idle	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	14.936 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and A6-9220C.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8
USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	6 January 2019
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	6 Watt

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