Atom N2850 vs Z520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z520 and Atom N2850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	5 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data
Current price	$217 (3.3x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z520 and Atom N2850 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	533.33 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z520 and Atom N2850 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)	no data
Socket	PBGA441	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6,6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z520 and Atom N2850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z520 and Atom N2850 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	5 January 2012
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	6 Watt

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