Intel Pentium 2117U vs Intel Atom Z2460

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 2117U and Intel Atom Z2460 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium 2117U

Intel Atom Z2460

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 2117U

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 90
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB

Launch date	1 October 2012 vs January 2012
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 90
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 2 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z2460

5.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 17 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 17 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 2117U
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z2460

Name	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Atom Z2460
PassMark - Single thread mark	932
PassMark - CPU mark	1024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	643
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.42
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1906

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 2117U	Intel Atom Z2460
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Penwell
Launch date	1 October 2012	January 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$134
Place in performance rating	2811	not rated
Price now	$134
Processor Number	2117U	Z2460
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor Z Series
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.66
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	118 mm	65 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	90
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	140 million
VID voltage range		0.3V - 1.2V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	2 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	LPDDR2 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	31mm x 24mm	12mm x 12mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1023	Intel BGA 617
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	3 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Number of USB ports		1
UART
USB revision		2.0 OTG
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Thermal Monitoring
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)