Ryzen 5 5500 vs Atom Z520PT

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated624
Place by popularitynot in top-1001
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data49.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data17.77
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.33 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.03 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size24.18 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors47 million10,700 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500 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
SocketFCBGA437,PBGA441AM4
Power consumption (TDP)2.2 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500 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 Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 March 2009 4 April 2022
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 65 Watt

Atom Z520PT has 3150% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z520PT and Ryzen 5 5500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z520PT is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop one.


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