Intel Atom Z3590 vs Intel Core i5-660

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3590 and Intel Core i5-660 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 Z3590

Intel Core i5-660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3590

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-660

Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
4.1x more maximum memory size: 16.38 GB vs 4 GB

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB vs 4 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3590
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-660

Name	Intel Atom Z3590	Intel Core i5-660
PassMark - Single thread mark		1433
PassMark - CPU mark		2418
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		13.08
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.375

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3590	Intel Core i5-660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Clarkdale
Launch date	Q3'15	January 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	2974
Processor Number	Z3590	i5-660
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Price now		$49
Value for money (0-100)		19.54
Performance
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
VID voltage range	AVID	0.6500V-1.4000V
Base frequency		3.33 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	457 MHz	733 MHz
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		73 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
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® 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® Demand Based Switching
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)