Atom Z520 vs Turion 64 ML-42

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Primary details

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

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 64Intel Atom
Power efficiencyno data1.45
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release dateOctober 2005 (20 years ago)2 April 2008 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$65

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Turion 64 ML-42 and Atom Z520: 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 cores1 (Single-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz0.03 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate800 MHz533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache128 KB56 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size125 mm224.18 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors114 million47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.75-1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 ML-42 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket754PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt2 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-42 and Atom Z520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion 64 ML-42 and Atom Z520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 ML-42 and Atom Z520 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 2 Watt

Atom Z520 has 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1650% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Turion 64 ML-42 and Intel Atom Z520. We've got no test results to judge.

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