AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Atom Z615

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1065T and Intel Atom Z615 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Intel Atom Z615

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
Around 81% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	December 2010 vs May 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z615

62.5x lower typical power consumption: 2.2 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2.2 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1065T
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z615

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T	Intel Atom Z615
PassMark - Single thread mark	1361
PassMark - CPU mark	3398

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1065T	Intel Atom Z615
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Lincroft
Launch date	December 2010	May 2010
Place in performance rating	1826	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Processor Number		Z615
Series		Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	65 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	1
Transistor count	904 million	140 million
Base frequency		1.60 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz DMI
Maximum core temperature		0 to +90°C
Number of threads		2
VID voltage range		0.7625V – 1.1V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2 800
Max memory channels		1
Maximum memory bandwidth		3.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		2 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	Intel BGA 518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	2.2 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		13.8mmx 13.8mmx1.1mm
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Max video memory		256 MB
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
LVDS
MIPI
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes		0
Number of USB ports		4
PCI Express revision		None
PCI support
PCIe configurations		None
Total number of SATA ports		0
UART
USB revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
I/O Acceleration
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AC97 Technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version		No
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Matrix Storage
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Quick Resume
Quiet System
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)