Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs Atom Z2520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	97
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency	no data	62.70
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	27 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	65 mm2	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	89 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	17,840 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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
Socket	FC-MB4760	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-5200
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

AMD Radeon 610M

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	28
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	27 July 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	4	32
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	55 Watt

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