Atom Z3740 vs Z2580

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 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)	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	27 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$32

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	1.86 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 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	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Idle	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 GB	4 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Atom Z3740.

USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	27 September 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	2 Watt

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