Microsoft SQ1 vs Atom Z2520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1486
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Qualcomm Snapdragon
Power efficiency	no data	0.12
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	2 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1 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	no data
Socket	FC-MB4760	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	3000 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Smart Idle	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

SGX 544MP2

Qualcomm Adreno 685

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Microsoft SQ1.

USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	2 October 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	3000 Watt

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