Atom Z510PT vs Athlon 900
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT 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 | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.9 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 11 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | FCBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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
Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT 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 Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | unknown |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2000 | 2 March 2009 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 2 Watt |
Atom Z510PT has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 2900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 900 is a desktop processor while Atom Z510PT is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 900 and Atom Z510PT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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