Atom Z510PT vs Pentium G3258
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2237 | not rated |
| 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 | 2.29 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 2 June 2014 (10 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $77 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT 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 | 3.2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| 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 | 0.75V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT 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 | FCBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT. 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 Z510PT 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 Z510PT 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 Z510PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | unknown |
| 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 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 June 2014 | 2 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 2 Watt |
Pentium G3258 has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z510PT, on the other hand, has 2550% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium G3258 is a desktop processor while Atom Z510PT is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3258 and Atom Z510PT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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