Turion 64 ML-32 vs Atom Z500
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 3283 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Atom | Turion 64 |
Power efficiency | 23.30 | no data |
Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Lancaster (2005−2006) |
Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | March 2005 (19 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32 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 | 1.79 GHz |
Bus type | FSB | no data |
Bus rate | 400 MT/s | 800 MHz |
Multiplier | 8 | no data |
L1 cache | 56 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 125 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 47 Million | 114 million |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32 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 | 754 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
PowerNow | - | + |
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 Turion 64 ML-32 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 Turion 64 ML-32 are enumerated here.
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Atom Z500 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Turion 64 ML-32, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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