Ryzen Threadripper 3980X vs Atom Z520

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3725	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Ryzen Threadripper
Power efficiency	1.48	no data
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	no data	TSMC
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2008 (17 years ago)	14 November 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z520 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	2	96
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.03 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	10	32
L1 cache	56 KB	3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	24 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	128 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	24.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	19,200 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 Threadripper 3980X 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	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z520 and Ryzen Threadripper 3980X. 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 Threadripper 3980X 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 Threadripper 3980X 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 Threadripper 3980X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	512 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	102.403 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2008	14 November 2019
Physical cores	1	48
Threads	2	96
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	280 Watt

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