Intel Atom Z3580 vs NVIDIA Tegra X1

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Intel Atom Z3580 CPU1 vs CPU2 NVIDIA Tegra X1
Intel Atom Z3580 NVIDIA Tegra X1

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3580 or NVIDIA Tegra X1 - 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 Z3580 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3580 was released in Q2/2014.

The NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 was released in Q1/2017.
Intel Atom (108) Family NVIDIA Tegra (2)
Intel Atom Z3500 (3) CPU group NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2)
5 Generation 2
Moorefield Architecture Cortex-A57/-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3580 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3580 is 2.33 GHz while the NVIDIA Tegra X1 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic NVIDIA Tegra X1
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.33 GHz A-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A57
-- B-Core 2.00 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

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 Z3580 Characteristic NVIDIA Tegra X1
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3580 or NVIDIA Tegra X1 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

PowerVR G6430 GPU NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
0.46 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.53 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 1
28 nm Technology 20 nm
2 Max. displays 1
16 Compute units 2
128 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 DirectX Version 12

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 NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3580 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 12.8 GB/s. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic NVIDIA Tegra X1
LPDDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR4-3200
4 GB Max. Memory 8 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 2.50 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3580 is --, while the NVIDIA Tegra X1 has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic NVIDIA Tegra X1
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 5 W
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3580 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The NVIDIA Tegra X1 is manufactured in 20 nm and has a 2.50 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3580 Characteristic NVIDIA Tegra X1
22 nm Technology 20 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, ISA extensions --
FC-MB5T1064 Socket --
Intel VT-x Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems
Q2/2014 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (27%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 1.00 GHz
512 (100%)

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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
182 (100%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
634 (100%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 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.
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
308 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
798 (100%)

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 Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
837 (100%)
NVIDIA Tegra X1 NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3580 NVIDIA Tegra X1
Unknown NVIDIA Shield (1. Gen)
Nintendo Switch

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