AMD Z-60 vs Intel Atom Z3460

Let's find out which one of AMD Z-60 and Intel Atom Z3460 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Z-60 Intel Atom Z3460
• Family
  AMD C Intel Atom
• CPU group
  AMD C Intel Atom Z3400
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  1 3

In this block we are going to compare AMD Z-60 vs Intel Atom Z3460 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  1.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Z-60 and Intel Atom Z3460 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 6250 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.28 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  1
• Shader
  80
• Max. GPU Memory
  1 GB --
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  3
• Technology
  40 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2010

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Z-60 and Intel Atom Z3460. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode No
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD Z-60 and Intel Atom Z3460 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1066 DDR3-1066
• Max. Memory
  4 GB
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Z-60 or Intel Atom Z3460? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  4.5 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Z-60 and Intel Atom Z3460 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  40 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  BGA 413 N/A
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ontario (Bobcat) Merrifield
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• Release date
  Q2/2011 Q1/2014