Intel Atom Z520 vs Intel Core i7-950

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
4,602

Rank #1,188

3,582
4,602

Core i7-950 wins by 22.2% (Rank #2056 vs #1188)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,561

Rank #1,238

3,173
4,561

Core i7-950 wins by 30.4% (Rank #2055 vs #1238)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,664

Rank #1,013

4,195
4,664

Core i7-950 wins by 10.1% (Rank #2015 vs #1013)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,606

Rank #953

4,424
4,606

Core i7-950 wins by 4% (Rank #1770 vs #953)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,583

Rank #949

4,413
4,583

Core i7-950 wins by 3.7% (Rank #1771 vs #949)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,584

Rank #1,003

4,430
4,584

Core i7-950 wins by 3.4% (Rank #1767 vs #1003)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-950 Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
3,060 MHz
-56.4%
Clock Multiplier
10x
23x
-56.5%
L1 Cache
56 KB
62 KB
-10.3%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache --
8 MiB
Memory Channels --
3
Maximum Memory --
0 GB
Max Bandwidth --
26 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
1
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
130 W
98.5% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-950
Designer Intel Intel
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 i7-950
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Bloomfield
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 FCLGA1366
Package FCBGA-441 FC-LGA8
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i7-950
Intel

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Core i7-950
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Core i7-950
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Core i7-950
i7-950

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Core i7-950
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Core i7-950
Bloomfield

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Core i7-950
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Core i7-950
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Core i7-950
FCLGA1366

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Core i7-950
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Core i7-950
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
No

PCIe Revision

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Core i7-950
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Core i7-950
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Core i7-950
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-950
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Core i7-950
45 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Core i7-950
263 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Core i7-950
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i7-950
Intel

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Core i7-950
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Core i7-950
64-bit

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Core i7-950
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-950
GPU -- HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-950
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Core i7-950
AES
AVX2
EIST
EMMX
EPT
FMA
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64