Intel Atom Z3580 vs Intel Pentium U5600

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3580 and Intel Pentium U5600 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.

Intel Atom Z3580

Intel Pentium U5600

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 75% higher clock speed: 2.33 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 802 vs 624

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	802 vs 624

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium U5600

Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 90°C
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	588 vs 587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3580
CPU 2: Intel Pentium U5600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

587

588

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

802

624

Name	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Pentium U5600
PassMark - Single thread mark	587	588
PassMark - CPU mark	802	624

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3580	Intel Pentium U5600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Arrandale
Launch date	Q2'14	24 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2831	2837
Processor Number	Z3580	U5600
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	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	2.33 GHz	1.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
VID voltage range	AVID
Base frequency		1.33 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2500 MHz
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600	DDR3 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	457 MHz	166 MHz
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		500 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	2	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	14x14mm	BGA 34mm x 28mm
Sockets supported		BGA1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		18 Watt
Peripherals
Number of USB ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		1
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
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	36-bit
Smart Idle
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)