Ultra 5 225 vs Atom Z2420

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSaltwell (2013)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size65 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors140 million17,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 configuration11
SocketFC-MB46171851
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIO152no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5
Maximum memory size1 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20
USB revision2.0 OTGno data
Number of USB ports1no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 65 Watt

Atom Z2420 has 2066.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has 900% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2420 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z2420 and Core Ultra 5 225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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