Atom Z520PT vs FX-9370

Primary Details

Comparing FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1334	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	6 July 2013 (10 years ago)	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$193	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT 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	8 (Octa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	4.4 GHz	1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus support	no data	533.33 MT/s
L1 cache	no data	56 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V	no data
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT 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	AM3+	FCBGA437,PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	2.2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT. 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	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT 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 FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Atom Z520PT.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	6 July 2013	2 March 2009
Physical cores	8	1
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	2 Watt

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