Atom Z520PT vs Phenom II X2 X620 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Atom Z520PT 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 | 2x AMD Phenom II | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 X620 BE 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 533.33 MT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 X620 BE 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | FCBGA437,PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X620 BE 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 |
| 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
Phenom II X2 X620 BE 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 Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Atom Z520PT are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 2 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 2 Watt |
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