Intel Atom Z520 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

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
4,077

Rank #1,820

3,582
4,077

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 12.1% (Rank #2056 vs #1820)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
3,872

Rank #1,848

3,173
3,872

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 18.1% (Rank #2055 vs #1848)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,385

Rank #1,489

4,195
4,385

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 4.3% (Rank #2015 vs #1489)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,514

Rank #1,427

4,424
4,514

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 2% (Rank #1770 vs #1427)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,514

Rank #1,247

4,413
4,514

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 2.2% (Rank #1771 vs #1247)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,495

Rank #1,440

4,430
4,495

Athlon II X4 605e wins by 1.4% (Rank #1767 vs #1440)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X4 605e Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
2,300 MHz
-42%
Clock Multiplier
10x
12x
-13%
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
45 W
95.6% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X4 605e
Designer Intel AMD
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 --
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Propus
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 Socket AM3
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
Athlon II X4 605e
AMD

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Athlon II X4 605e
Propus

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Athlon II X4 605e
Socket AM3

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Athlon II X4 605e
µPGA

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Athlon II X4 605e
DDR3

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Athlon II X4 605e
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Athlon II X4 605e
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Athlon II X4 605e
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 169 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit --
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Athlon II X4 605e
45 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Athlon II X4 605e
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Athlon II X4 605e
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Athlon II X4 605e
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Athlon II X4 605e
--

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Athlon II X4 605e
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Athlon II X4 605e
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