Atom Z520 vs i7-4860EQ
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1534 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 6.97 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Crystalwell (2013−2014) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 20 February 2014 (10 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $65 |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | FSB |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 10 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 264 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Intel BGA1364 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 5200 | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 February 2014 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 2 Watt |
i7-4860EQ has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z520, on the other hand, has 2250% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i7-4860EQ and Atom Z520. We've got no test results to judge.
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