Phenom X4 9500 vs Atom Z2580

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.97
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)November 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size65 mm2285 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors140 million450 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500 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 configuration11
SocketFC-MB4760AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth8.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)no data
Graphics max frequency533 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500.

USB revision2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0no data
Number of USB ports2no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 95 Watt

Atom Z2580 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9500, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2580 and Phenom X4 9500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2580 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9500 is a desktop one.


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