Intel Atom Z2480 vs Intel Core i3-3210

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z2480 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2480

  • 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 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.00 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
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.00 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 2 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z2480
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3210

Name Intel Atom Z2480 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 Z2480 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 Z2480 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 2.00 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 1 2
Number of threads 2 4
Transistor count 140 million
VID voltage range 0.3V - 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 2 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

HDMI
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)

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