Atom Z515 vs Athlon 64 FX-57
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-57 outperforms Atom Z515 by a whopping 129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3114 | 3359 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.29 | 20.53 |
| Architecture codename | San Diego (2001−2005) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | June 2005 (19 years ago) | 8 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 12 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 115 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 939 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 1.4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | unknown |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.32 | 0.14 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 104 Watt | 1 Watt |
Athlon 64 FX-57 has a 128.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom Z515, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 10300% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 64 FX-57 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z515 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 64 FX-57 is a desktop processor while Atom Z515 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-57 and Atom Z515, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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