Intel Atom Z2480 vs Intel Pentium G2010

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z2480 and Intel Pentium G2010 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom Z2480

Intel Pentium G2010

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2480

18.3x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 55 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2010

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 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
Maximum frequency	2.8 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 Pentium G2010

Name	Intel Atom Z2480	Intel Pentium G2010
PassMark - Single thread mark		1505
PassMark - CPU mark		1624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		523
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.408
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.178
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1605
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1605

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z2480	Intel Pentium G2010
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	January 2013	January 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	2538
Processor Number	Z2480	G2010
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$466
Price now		$34.89
Value for money (0-100)		21.93
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
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	140 million
VID voltage range	0.3V - 1.2V
64 bit support
Base frequency		2.80 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	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR2 800	DDR3 1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	650 MHz
Processor graphics	Integrated	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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® 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)