Intel Atom Z520 vs AMD A4-3420

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,582

Rank #2,056

vs
4,212

Rank #1,659

3,582
4,212

A4-3420 wins by 15% (Rank #2056 vs #1659)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,144

Rank #1,636

3,173
4,144

A4-3420 wins by 23.4% (Rank #2055 vs #1636)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,313

Rank #1,715

4,195
4,313

A4-3420 wins by 2.7% (Rank #2015 vs #1715)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

4,424
4,482

A4-3420 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1770 vs #1653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,463

Rank #1,580

4,413
4,463

A4-3420 wins by 1.1% (Rank #1771 vs #1580)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,468

Rank #1,617

4,430
4,468

A4-3420 wins by 0.9% (Rank #1767 vs #1617)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 A4-3420 Diff
Cores
1
2
-50%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
2,800 MHz
-52.4%
Clock Multiplier
10x
28x
-64.3%
L1 Cache
56 KB
125 KB
-55.2%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+2.4%
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
65 W
96.9% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 A4-3420
Designer Intel AMD
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 --
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Llano
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 Socket FM1
Package FCBGA-441 µPGA
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
A4-3420
AMD

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
A4-3420
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
A4-3420
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
A4-3420
--

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
A4-3420
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
A4-3420
Llano

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
A4-3420
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
A4-3420
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
A4-3420
Socket FM1

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
A4-3420
µPGA

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
A4-3420
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
A4-3420
DDR3

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
A4-3420
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
A4-3420
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
A4-3420
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 A4-3420
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 228 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 1,178
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit --
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
A4-3420
32 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
A4-3420
228 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
A4-3420
1,178

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
A4-3420
--

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
A4-3420
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
A4-3420
--

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
A4-3420
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 A4-3420
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EMMX
EPT
FMA
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64