Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Atom Z2420

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	no data	52.58
Architecture codename	Saltwell (2013)	Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	65 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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	no data
Socket	FC-MB4617	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	no data
Maximum memory size	1 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

AMD Radeon 780M

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

USB revision	2.0 OTG	no data
Number of USB ports	1	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2013	3 May 2023
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	28 Watt

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