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| Intel Core i3 2120 vs Atom Z560 |
Released January, 2011
Intel Core i3 2120
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 2120
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | ![]() | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
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Released April, 2010
Intel Atom Z560
- 2.13 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Atom Z560
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 2.03W | ![]() | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 0.6 $/year | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 2.19 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | Around 55% higher clock speed | |||
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More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | vs | 2.13 GHz | Around 60% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Apr, 2010 | Release date 9 months later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 2.03W | vs | 52.81W | 26x lower typical power consumption | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 0.6 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | 26x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 2.19 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | 26x lower annual commercial energy cost |
Features Key features of the Core i3 2120 vs Atom Z560
clock speed
Core i3 2120
3.3 GHz
Atom Z560
2.13 GHz
L2 cache
Core i3 2120
0.5 MB
Atom Z560
0.5 MB
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i3 2120
3.42 GHz
Atom Z560
2.13 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i3 2120
3.37 GHz
Atom Z560
2.13 GHz
TDP
Core i3 2120
65W
Atom Z560
2.5W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 2120 | vs | Atom Z560 |
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Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
441 | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 2.5W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 0.6 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 2.19 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 2.03W |
details | Core i3 2120 | vs | Atom Z560 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86 | |
Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 33 | 16 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.37 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz | 2.13 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | FSB | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 |
Intel Core i3 2120 ![]() | Intel Atom Z560 ![]() |
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