Atom Z2560 vs PRO A8-9600B
Primary details
Comparing PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2173 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.09 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Smart Idle | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 8.5 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 2 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Geekbench 2
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 3 Watt |
PRO A8-9600B has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z2560, on the other hand, has 400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A8-9600B and Atom Z2560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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