Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition vs Atom Z520

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3686	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	3.75	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	2 April 2008 (17 years ago)	29 April 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$329

Detailed specifications

Atom Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	10	37
L1 cache	56 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Die size	24.18 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	4800 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.75-1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PBGA441	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. 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	-	+
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
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z520 and Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	29 April 2019
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	105 Watt

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