Intel Atom Z3590 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z3590 and Intel Pentium D 950 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 Z3590

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z3590

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 65 nm

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.50 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom Z3590
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

Name	Intel Atom Z3590	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark		695
PassMark - CPU mark		681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z3590	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Moorefield	Presler
Launch date	Q3'15	January 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	3051
Processor Number	Z3590	950
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
VID voltage range	AVID	1.200V-1.3375V
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
L1 cache		28 KB
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		376 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	457 MHz
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz
Graphics interfaces
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	14x14mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported		PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		130 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	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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)