i3-10100F vs Atom Z500

Place in the ranking	3283	1149
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.22
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	23.30	8.02
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	24.18 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	PBGA441	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.16	5.51
Recency	2 April 2008	12 October 2020
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm

i3-10100F has a 3343.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom Z500 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100F is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Core i3-10100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.