Atom Z620 vs C-60
Primary details
Comparing C-60 and Atom Z620 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 |
| Series | AMD C-Series | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-60 and Atom Z620 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 900 MHz - 1600 MHz (1 core) |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 65.2526 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-60 and Atom Z620 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | Intel BGA 518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 1.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-60 and Atom Z620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-60 and Atom Z620 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-60 and Atom Z620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | PowerVR SGX535 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 4 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 1 Watt |
C-60 has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z620, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between C-60 and Atom Z620. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-60 and Atom Z620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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