Atom 230 vs Z2560

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$29

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 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	no data	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	no data	533.33 MT/s
Multiplier	no data	12
L1 cache	64K (per core)	56 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	65 mm2	25.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	47 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FC-MB4760	PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Idle	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Atom 230 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Atom 230.

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	2 April 2008
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	4 Watt

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