Atom Z500 vs Pentium G3258

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2261	3283
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	2.30	23.30
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	2 June 2014 (10 years ago)	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$77	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 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	1
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	0.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	FSB
Bus rate	5 GT/s	400 MT/s
Multiplier	no data	8
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	56 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	177 mm2	24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	47 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.80 -1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 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	FCLGA1150	PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	0.65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	-
Max video memory	1.7 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	-
VGA	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	-
OpenGL	4.3	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z500.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.31	0.16
Recency	2 June 2014	2 April 2008
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm

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