Ryzen 5 7520U vs Atom S1240

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Primary details

Comparing Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1130
Place by popularitynot in top-10028
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.53
Architecture codenameCenterton (2012)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date11 December 2012 (12 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1283FP6
Power consumption (TDP)6.1 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth10.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes84
PCI supportPCI Supportno data
UARTUARTno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2012 20 September 2022
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 15 Watt

Atom S1240 has 150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom S1240 and Ryzen 5 7520U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom S1240 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.


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