Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Atom Z2560

Place in the ranking	3180	427
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	7.22	99.48
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	65 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
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)

AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20
USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.23	15.85
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	15 Watt

Atom Z2560 has 400% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Z1 Extreme, on the other hand, has a 6791.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2560 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2560 and Ryzen Z1 Extreme, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.