Pentium III 1400S vs Atom Z2520

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.35
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)January 2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)8 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size65 mm280 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors140 million44 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S 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
SocketFC-MB4760370
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth8.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardSGX 544MP2no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S.

USB revision2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0no data
Number of USB ports2no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 32 Watt

Atom Z2520 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 966.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2520 and Pentium III 1400S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2520 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1400S is a desktop one.


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