Atom Z2420 vs FX-6300
Primary details
Comparing FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1714 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 66 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 2.59 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Saltwell (2013) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $132 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 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 | AM3+ | FC-MB4617 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Atom Z2420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| GPIO | no data | 152 |
Security technologies
FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Atom Z2420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 6.4 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz) |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-6300 and Atom Z2420 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Atom Z2420.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 1 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
FX-6300 has 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Atom Z2420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-6300 and Atom Z2420. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Atom Z2420 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Atom Z2420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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