Intel Atom Z550 vs Intel Core i3-4102E

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Intel Atom Z550 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4102E
Intel Atom Z550 Intel Core i3-4102E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z550 and the Intel Core i3-4102E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z550 1 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the Intel Core i3-4102E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Atom Z500 (1) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
1 Generation 4
Silverthorne Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z550 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4102E clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.60 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.
Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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.
no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4600
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

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z550, while the Intel Core i3-4102E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
Memory DDR3-1600
2 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 3.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z550 has a TDP of 2.4 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4102E is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
2.4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z550 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4102E is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4102E
45 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 441 Socket BGA 1364
Intel VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price 225 $
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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 Z550 Intel Atom Z550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4102E Intel Core i3-4102E
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 0.90 GHz
288 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Atom Z550 Intel Core i3-4102E
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