AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Atom Z560

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Atom Z560 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 3000G

Intel Atom Z560

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 Nov 2019 vs June 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z560

11.7x lower typical power consumption: 2.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2.5 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 3000G
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z560

Name	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Atom Z560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963
PassMark - CPU mark	4455

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 3000G	Intel Atom Z560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Silverthorne
Launch date	7 Nov 2019	June 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$49
OPN PIB	YD3000C6FHBOX
OPN Tray	YD3000C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1296	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		Z560
Series		Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Number of cores	2	1
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		26 mm2
Maximum frequency		2.13 GHz
Transistor count		47 million
VID voltage range		0.75V-1.1V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	PBGA441
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	2.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		13mm x 14mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+1x4
Total number of SATA ports	4
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)