Pentium 4-M 2.20 vs Atom Z515

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Northwood (2002−2004)
Release date8 April 2009 (15 years ago)September 2002 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed1.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)8 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size24.18 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors47 million55 million
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPBGA441478
Power consumption (TDP)1.4 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
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 Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20 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 Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z515 and Pentium 4-M 2.20. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR1, DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 1 Watt 35 Watt

Atom Z515 has 100% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 3400% lower power consumption.

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