Intel Atom Z2420 vs Intel Core i3-3210

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z2420 and Intel Core i3-3210 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Atom Z2420

Intel Core i3-3210

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2420

Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 65.3°C
18.3x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 55 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 65.3°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3210

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 167% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1 GB

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 1 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z2420
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3210

Name	Intel Atom Z2420	Intel Core i3-3210
PassMark - Single thread mark		1705
PassMark - CPU mark		2227
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		543
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.351

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z2420	Intel Core i3-3210
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	January 2013	January 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	2219
Processor Number	Z2420	i3-3210
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$120
Price now		$138
Value for money (0-100)		8.60
Performance
Die size	65 mm	94 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	65.3°C
Maximum frequency	1.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	140 million
VID voltage range	0.3 - 1.2V
64 bit support
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR2 800	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	650 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Device ID		0x152
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	12mm x 12mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 617	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt	55 Watt
Thermal Solution		2011C
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	1
UART
USB revision	2.0 OTG
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)