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 rankingnot rated441
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data52.63
Architecture codenameSaltwell (2013)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date1 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size65 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno 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 configuration1no data
SocketFC-MB4617no data
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt28 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 extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIO152no 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 typesDDR2no data
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)AMD Radeon 780M

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

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

USB revision2.0 OTGno data
Number of USB ports1no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


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

Atom Z2420 has 833.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

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