Pentium 4 2.66 vs Atom Z2760
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66 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 | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Cloverview (2012) | Northwood (2002−2004) |
| Release date | 27 September 2012 (12 years ago) | August 2002 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66 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 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.66 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 8 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 146 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 55 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66 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 | 478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 2.4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX545 (533 MHz) | 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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 110 Watt |
Atom Z2760 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3566.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z2760 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 2.66 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2760 and Pentium 4 2.66, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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