Atom Z520PT vs i3-2308M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT 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	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	20 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT 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	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	FSB
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	533.33 MT/s
Multiplier	21	10
L1 cache	128 KB	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	149 mm2	24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 (PGA); 100(BGA) °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	rPGA988B / BGA1023	FCBGA437,PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT 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 Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2308M and Atom Z520PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	unknown
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 February 2011	2 March 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2 Watt

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