Intel Atom Z520 vs AMD AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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
5,615

Rank #409

3,582
5,615

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 36.2% (Rank #2056 vs #409)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
5,787

Rank #365

3,173
5,787

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 45.2% (Rank #2055 vs #365)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
5,356

Rank #449

4,195
5,356

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X wins by 21.7% (Rank #2015 vs #449)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
3,500 MHz
-61.9%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Clock Multiplier
10x
35x
-71.4%
L1 Cache
56 KB
384 KB
-85.4%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
2 MiB
-75%
L3 Cache --
16 MiB
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory --
64 GB
Max Bandwidth --
40 GB/s
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
65 W
96.9% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
14 nm
68.9% more

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Designer Intel AMD
Family Atom Ryzen
Series Z500 Ryzen
Model Number Z520 1500X
Microarchitecture Bonnell Zen
Core Name Silverthorne Summit
Core Family 6 23
Core Model 28 1
Socket BGA-441 Socket
Package FCBGA-441 µOPGA-1331
Chipset Poulsbo Promontory
Memory Type -- DDR4-2666
ECC Support -- Yes
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $65.00 $189.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
AMD

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Ryzen

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Ryzen

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1500X

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Zen

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Summit

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
23

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Socket

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Promontory

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
DDR4-2666

ECC Support

Atom Z520
--
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Yes

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
$189.00

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Process 45 nm 14 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 213 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 4.80 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 32-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-32 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
14 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CMOS

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
64-bit

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64