Intel Atom Z605 vs Intel Atom Z612

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom Z605 and Intel Atom Z612 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies.

Intel Atom Z605

Intel Atom Z612

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z605

Around 11% higher clock speed: 1 GHz vs 0.9 GHz

Maximum frequency	1 GHz vs 0.9 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z612

2x lower typical power consumption: 1 Watt vs 2 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	1 Watt vs 2 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom Z605	Intel Atom Z612
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lincroft	Lincroft
Launch date	May 2010	May 2010
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Die size	65 mm	65 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	0.9 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	140 million	140 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 518	Intel BGA 518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	2 Watt	1 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology