Intel Atom Z520 vs Intel Core i7-990X

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
4,612

Rank #1,182

3,582
4,612

Core i7-990X wins by 22.3% (Rank #2056 vs #1182)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,553

Rank #1,248

3,173
4,553

Core i7-990X wins by 30.3% (Rank #2055 vs #1248)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,700

Rank #961

4,195
4,700

Core i7-990X wins by 10.7% (Rank #2015 vs #961)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,714

Rank #631

4,424
4,714

Core i7-990X wins by 6.2% (Rank #1770 vs #631)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,739

Rank #619

4,413
4,739

Core i7-990X wins by 6.9% (Rank #1771 vs #619)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,658

Rank #826

4,430
4,658

Core i7-990X wins by 4.9% (Rank #1767 vs #826)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-990X Diff
Cores
1
6
-83.3%
Threads
2
12
-83.3%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
3,466 MHz
-61.5%
Clock Multiplier
10x
26x
-61.5%
L1 Cache
56 KB
62 KB
-10.3%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache --
11 MiB
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
130 W
98.5% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-990X
Designer Intel Intel
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 --
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Gulftown
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 Socket 1366
Package FCBGA-441 FC-LGA10
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i7-990X
Intel

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Core i7-990X
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Core i7-990X
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Core i7-990X
--

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Core i7-990X
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Core i7-990X
Gulftown

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Core i7-990X
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Core i7-990X
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Core i7-990X
Socket 1366

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Core i7-990X
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Core i7-990X
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Core i7-990X
DDR3

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Core i7-990X
Desktop

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Core i7-990X
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Core i7-990X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Core i7-990X
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 1,170
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit --
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Core i7-990X
32 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Core i7-990X
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Core i7-990X
1,170

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i7-990X
Intel

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Core i7-990X
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Core i7-990X
--

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Core i7-990X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Core i7-990X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64