Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Atom Z2520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data84.54
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size65 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFC-MB4760no data
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. 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 544MP2AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.

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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2013 23 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 15 Watt

Atom Z2520 has 400% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

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