Intel Atom Z3580 vs Intel Core i5-2520M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3580 and Intel Core i5-2520M 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom Z3580

Intel Core i5-2520M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3580

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2520M

Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100 C vs 90°C
4x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 4 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1357 vs 587
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2240 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357 vs 587
PassMark - CPU mark	2240 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3580
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2520M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

1357

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

2240

Name	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Core i5-2520M
PassMark - Single thread mark	587	1357
PassMark - CPU mark	802	2240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.055

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Core i5-2520M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'14	20 February 2011
Place in performance rating	2827	2833
Processor Number	Z3580	i5-2520M
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$169.60
Value for money (0-100)		6.23
Performance
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100 C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
VID voltage range	AVID
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	457 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	1.3 GHz
Device ID		0x116
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	2	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	14x14mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported		PPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Anti-Theft technology
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® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3, Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Smart Idle
Thermal Monitoring
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)