AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Atom Z2460

Last updated: 2024-02-05

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A10-9700		Intel Atom Z2460
CPU comparison AMD A10-9700 or Intel Atom Z2460 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A10-9700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A10-9700 was released in Q3/2017. The Intel Atom Z2460 has 1 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2460 was released in Q2/2012.

AMD A (112)	Family	Intel Atom (108)
AMD A10-9700 (1)	CPU group	Intel Atom Z2400/Z2600 (2)
7	Generation	3
Excavator (Bristol Ridge)	Architecture	Penwell
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A10-9700 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz). The Intel Atom Z2460 has 1 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	Intel Atom Z2460
4	Cores	1
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	1.60 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	Intel Atom Z2460
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	PowerVR SGX540
1.03 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology	45nm
2	Max. displays	1
6	Compute units	1
384	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	10.1

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)	GPU	PowerVR SGX540
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD A10-9700 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2460 can connect up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	Intel Atom Z2460
DDR4-2400	Memory	LPDDR2-800
64 GB	Max. Memory	2 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	0.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	--
8	PCIe lanes	--
7.9 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A10-9700 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Atom Z2460 is 3 W.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	Intel Atom Z2460
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	3 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	90 °C
Technical details The AMD A10-9700 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom Z2460 cache has a total of 0.50 MB.
AMD A10-9700	Characteristic	Intel Atom Z2460
28 nm	Technology	32 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	BGA 617
AMD-V	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2017	Release date	Q2/2012
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A10-9700 AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge) @ 1.03 GHz	787 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz	6 (1%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	596 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1844 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	556 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1745 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	705 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1744 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	231 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	716 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	3660 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	762 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	92 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	303 (100%)
	Intel Atom Z2460 1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)

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