Intel Atom Z3560 vs Intel Pentium 2129Y

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Intel Atom Z3560 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Pentium 2129Y

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3560 or Intel Pentium 2129Y - 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 Intel Atom Z3560 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.83 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3560 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y was released in Q1/2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Atom Z3500 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium 2000 (5)
5 Generation 4
Moorefield Architecture Ivy Bridge U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3560 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.83 GHz. The Intel Pentium 2129Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.83 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

PowerVR G6430 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.46 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 DirectX Version 11.0

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.

PowerVR G6430 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3560 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2129Y can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z3560 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Pentium 2129Y is 10 W.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3560 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 2129Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Atom Z3560 Characteristic Intel Pentium 2129Y
22 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FC-MB5T1064 Socket BGA 1023
Intel VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3560 (66%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3560 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y (82%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
144 (66%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
218 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
531 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
413 (78%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
82 (60%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
690 (100%)
Intel Pentium 2129Y Intel Pentium 2129Y
2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz
587 (85%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3560 Intel Pentium 2129Y
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