Intel Pentium G850 vs Intel Atom Z650

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G850 and Intel Atom Z650 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 Pentium G850

Intel Atom Z650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G850

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 142% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.9x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2.93 GB

Launch date	May 2011 vs April 2011
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 2.93 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom Z650

Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 69.1°C
21.7x lower typical power consumption: 3 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 vs 69.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	3 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G850
CPU 2: Intel Atom Z650

Name	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Atom Z650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1351
PassMark - CPU mark	1443
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	917

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G850	Intel Atom Z650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Lincroft
Launch date	May 2011	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$27
Place in performance rating	2336	not rated
Price now	$29.99
Processor Number	G850	Z650
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	26.17
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	1.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	65 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	90
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	140 million
VID voltage range		1.1125-1.5000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	2.93 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR2 800
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
LVDS
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	13.8mmx13.8mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	T-PBGA518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	3 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCI support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)