Intel Atom Z2460 vs Intel Core i5-2450P

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z2460 and Intel Core i5-2450P 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.

Intel Atom Z2460

Intel Core i5-2450P

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2460

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 72.6°C
31.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 vs 72.6°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2450P

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 119% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
4x 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
16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB

Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z2460
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2450P

Name	Intel Atom Z2460	Intel Core i5-2450P
PassMark - Single thread mark		1679
PassMark - CPU mark		4203
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9180

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z2460	Intel Core i5-2450P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penwell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	January 2012	January 2012
Place in performance rating	not rated	841
Processor Number	Z2460	i5-2450P
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$215
Price now		$89.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.11
Performance
Die size	65 mm	216 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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	1.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	140 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	0.3V - 1.2V
64 bit support
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR2 800	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
HDMI
Number of displays supported	2
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	1
UART
USB revision	2.0 OTG
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)