Intel Atom Z520 vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

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
4,239

Rank #1,614

3,582
4,239

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 15.5% (Rank #2056 vs #1614)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,185

Rank #1,596

3,173
4,185

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 24.2% (Rank #2055 vs #1596)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,320

Rank #1,685

4,195
4,320

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 2.9% (Rank #2015 vs #1685)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,481

Rank #1,664

4,424
4,481

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 1.3% (Rank #1770 vs #1664)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

4,413
4,461

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 1.1% (Rank #1771 vs #1593)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,462

Rank #1,655

4,430
4,462

Athlon II X2 215 wins by 0.7% (Rank #1767 vs #1655)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X2 215 Diff
Cores
1
2
-50%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
2,800 MHz
-52.4%
Clock Multiplier
10x
14x
-25.9%
L1 Cache
56 KB
--
L2 Cache
1 MiB
--
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory --
0 GB
Max Bandwidth --
17 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
1
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
35 W
94.3% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X2 215
Designer Intel AMD
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 T9600
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Regor
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 BGA479, PGA478
Package FCBGA-441 µPGA
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
Athlon II X2 215
AMD

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Athlon II X2 215
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Athlon II X2 215
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Athlon II X2 215
T9600

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Athlon II X2 215
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Athlon II X2 215
Regor

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Athlon II X2 215
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Athlon II X2 215
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Athlon II X2 215
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Athlon II X2 215
µPGA

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Athlon II X2 215
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
No

PCIe Revision

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
1x16

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Athlon II X2 215
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Athlon II X2 215
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Athlon II X2 215
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X2 215
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Athlon II X2 215
45 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Athlon II X2 215
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Athlon II X2 215
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Athlon II X2 215
--

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Athlon II X2 215
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Athlon II X2 215
64-bit

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Athlon II X2 215
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X2 215
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 667 MHz

GPU

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X2 215
667 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Athlon II X2 215
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