Ryzen 5 7520U vs Atom Z500

Place in the ranking	3299	1130
Place by popularity	not in top-100	28
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	23.31	36.55
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 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	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm
Die size	24.18 mm²	100 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	-	+
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 Ryzen 5 7520U 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 Ryzen 5 7520U 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 Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.16	5.79
Recency	2 April 2008	20 September 2022
Physical cores	1	4
Threads	1	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	6 nm

Ryzen 5 7520U has a 3518.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 650% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7520U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 7520U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.