Sempron 2400+ vs Atom Z500
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+ 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 | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | $27 |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+ 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) | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA441 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+. 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 |
| 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 Sempron 2400+ 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 Sempron 2400+ are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
Atom Z500 has a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z500 is a notebook processor while Sempron 2400+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Sempron 2400+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Similar processor comparisons
We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.
