Atom Z615 vs i5-4200M

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2009not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Atom
Power efficiency4.51no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Lincroft (2010−2011)
Release date4 June 2013 (11 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeno datacDMI
Bus rate5 GT/s400 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KB56 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size130 mm265.2526 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C+90 °C
Number of transistors960 Million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA946T-PBGA518
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
GPIOno data+
FDIno data-
Fast Memory Accessno data-
AMTno data-
Matrix Storageno data-
Quiet Systemno data-
I/O Accelerationno data-
Quick Resumeno data-
HD Audiono data-

Security technologies

Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size32 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s3.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 4600PowerVR SGX535
Max video memory2 GB256 MB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
LVDSno data+
MIPIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4200M and Atom Z615.

PCIe version3None
PCI Express lanes16no data
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data2.0
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 June 2013 4 May 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 2 Watt

i5-4200M has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Atom Z615, on the other hand, has 1750% lower power consumption.

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