Ryzen 5 7520C vs Atom Z540

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.86 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier14no data
L1 cache56 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm6 nm
Die size24.18 mm2100 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.75 -1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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
SocketPBGA441FT6
Power consumption (TDP)2.4 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
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

Security technologies

Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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 Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C 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 Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2008 23 May 2023
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 15 Watt

Atom Z540 has 650% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7520C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 7520C. We've got no test results to judge.


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