Intel Atom Z3580 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T6670

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3580 and Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 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 Z3580

Intel Core 2 Duo T6670

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3580

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T6670

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 888 vs 587
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 837 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	888 vs 587
PassMark - CPU mark	837 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3580
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T6670

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

888

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

837

Name	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Core 2 Duo T6670
PassMark - Single thread mark	587	888
PassMark - CPU mark	802	837
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		281
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		494

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Core 2 Duo T6670
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Penryn
Launch date	Q2'14	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	2839	2834
Processor Number	Z3580	T6670
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
VID voltage range	AVID
Base frequency		2.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
L2 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		410 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		PGA478
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
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
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)