MediaTek MT6589 vs Intel Atom Z2580 |
Expected September, 2013
MediaTek MT6589
- 1.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the MediaTek MT6589
 | Newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | More cores 4 |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 1.2 GHz |
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Released February, 2013
Intel Atom Z2580
- 2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Atom Z2580
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2 GHz | | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
| | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 1.78 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.2 GHz | vs | 0.93 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2 GHz | vs | 1.2 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
| More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.78 GHz | vs | 1.21 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of MT6589 vs Atom Z2580
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | MT6589 | vs | Atom Z2580 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.21 GHz | 1.78 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.2 GHz | 0.93 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.21 GHz | 1.78 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | N/A | |
details | MT6589 | vs | Atom Z2580 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ARM | x86 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 32 nm | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | PowerVR Series5XT SGX544 | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
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