FX-4170 vs Atom Z500
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and FX-4170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 1960 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Atom | no data |
Power efficiency | no data | 1.45 |
Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Zambezi (2011−2012) |
Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 27 February 2012 (12 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and FX-4170 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 1 | 4 |
Base clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
Bus type | FSB | no data |
Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 8 | no data |
L1 cache | 56 KB | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 4096 KB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 8192 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 315 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 61 °C |
Number of transistors | 47 Million | 1,200 million |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
P0 Vcore voltage | no data | Min: 1.1875 V - Max: 1.4125 V |
VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and FX-4170 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 |
Socket | PBGA441 | AM3+ |
Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and FX-4170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
AES-NI | - | + |
FMA | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
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
Atom Z500 and FX-4170 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 Atom Z500 and FX-4170 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and FX-4170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and FX-4170.
PCIe version | no data | n/a |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 April 2008 | 27 February 2012 |
Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
Threads | 1 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
FX-4170 has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z500 and FX-4170. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z500 is a notebook processor while FX-4170 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and FX-4170, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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