Intel Atom Z3560 vs Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3560 and Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 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 Z3560

Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3560

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

Around 2% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 712 vs 476
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 745 vs 690

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.83 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	712 vs 476
PassMark - CPU mark	745 vs 690

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3560
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

476

712

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

690

745

Name	Intel Atom Z3560	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390
PassMark - Single thread mark	476	712
PassMark - CPU mark	690	745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		381

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3560	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Merom
Launch date	Q2'14	1 March 2008
Place in performance rating	3023	3030
Processor Number	Z3560	T2390
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.83 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
VID voltage range	AVID	1.075V-1.175V
Base frequency		1.86 GHz
Bus Speed		533 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		533 MHz
L2 cache		1024 KB
Transistor count		291 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	457 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
Graphics interfaces
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	14x14mm	35mm x 35mm
Sockets supported		PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3, Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Smart Idle
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)