Intel Atom Z520 vs AMD Phenom II X4 820

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
4,220

Rank #1,643

3,582
4,220

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 15.1% (Rank #2056 vs #1643)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,092

Rank #1,683

3,173
4,092

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 22.5% (Rank #2055 vs #1683)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,413

Rank #1,427

4,195
4,413

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 4.9% (Rank #2015 vs #1427)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,525

Rank #1,339

4,424
4,525

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1770 vs #1339)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,522

Rank #1,199

4,413
4,522

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 2.4% (Rank #1771 vs #1199)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,502

Rank #1,391

4,430
4,502

Phenom II X4 820 wins by 1.6% (Rank #1767 vs #1391)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Phenom II X4 820 Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
2,800 MHz
-52.4%
Clock Multiplier
10x
14x
-28.6%
L1 Cache
56 KB
125 KB
-55.2%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+2.4%
L3 Cache --
4 MiB
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
95 W
97.9% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Phenom II X4 820
Designer Intel AMD
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 --
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Deneb
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
Phenom II X4 820
AMD

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Phenom II X4 820
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Phenom II X4 820
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Phenom II X4 820
--

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Phenom II X4 820
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Phenom II X4 820
Deneb

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Phenom II X4 820
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Phenom II X4 820
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Phenom II X4 820
Socket AM3

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Phenom II X4 820
µPGA

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Phenom II X4 820
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Phenom II X4 820
DDR3

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Phenom II X4 820
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Phenom II X4 820
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Phenom II X4 820
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Phenom II X4 820
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 258 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit --
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Phenom II X4 820
45 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Phenom II X4 820
258 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Phenom II X4 820
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Phenom II X4 820
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Phenom II X4 820
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Phenom II X4 820
--

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Phenom II X4 820
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Phenom II X4 820
3DNow!
ABM
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