PRO A12-9830B vs Atom Z500

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B 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	1 (Single-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2048 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	24.18 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	3100 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	PBGA441	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	25-45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B. 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	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	no data
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3, DDR4
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	8
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and PRO A12-9830B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	1 June 2016
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm

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