Atom Z520PT vs Ryzen 5 1600
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 926 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 51 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.21 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 16 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 2 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $219 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 1600 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 32 | 10 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 56 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 1600 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCBGA437,PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2.2 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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 | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT 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 Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | unknown |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2017 | 2 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 Watt |
Ryzen 5 1600 has an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z520PT, on the other hand, has 3150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Atom Z520PT is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom Z520PT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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