Pentium Dual-Core E2160 vs Atom Z520

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z520
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.08
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.41
+413%

Pentium Dual-Core E2160 outperforms Atom Z520 by a whopping 413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking34022998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency3.790.60
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Conroe (2006−2007)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.33 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache56 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size24.18 mm277 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 Million105 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.75-1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPBGA441775
Power consumption (TDP)2 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom Z520 0.08
Pentium Dual-Core E2160 0.41
+413%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Atom Z520 122
Pentium Dual-Core E2160 648
+431%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.08 0.41
Physical cores 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 65 Watt

Atom Z520 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 3150% lower power consumption.

Pentium Dual-Core E2160, on the other hand, has a 412.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

The Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom Z520 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2160 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z520 and Pentium Dual-Core E2160, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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