Intel Core i9-9940X vs Intel Atom Z520

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,414

Rank #132

vs
3,582

Rank #2,056

6,414
3,582

Core i9-9940X wins by 44.2% (Rank #132 vs #2056)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,170

Rank #209

vs
3,173

Rank #2,055

6,170
3,173

Core i9-9940X wins by 48.6% (Rank #209 vs #2055)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,781

Rank #122

vs
4,195

Rank #2,015

6,781
4,195

Core i9-9940X wins by 38.1% (Rank #122 vs #2015)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,466

Rank #189

vs
4,424

Rank #1,770

5,466
4,424

Core i9-9940X wins by 19.1% (Rank #189 vs #1770)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,654

Rank #171

vs
4,413

Rank #1,771

5,654
4,413

Core i9-9940X wins by 21.9% (Rank #171 vs #1771)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,650

Rank #150

vs
4,430

Rank #1,767

5,650
4,430

Core i9-9940X wins by 21.6% (Rank #150 vs #1767)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-9940X Atom Z520 Diff
Cores
14
1
+92.9%
Threads
28
2
+92.9%
Base Frequency
3,300 MHz
1,333 MHz
+59.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
33x
10x
+69.7%
L1 Cache
896 KB
56 KB
+93.7%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
1 MiB
+96.4%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
2 W
98.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-9940X Atom Z520
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Atom
Series i9-9000 Z500
Model Number i9-9940X Z520
Microarchitecture Skylake Bonnell
Core Name Skylake X Refresh Silverthorne
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 28
Socket Socket BGA-441
Package FCLGA-2066 FCBGA-441
Chipset Lewisburg Poulsbo
Memory Type DDR4-2666 --
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,387.00 $65.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Atom Z520
Intel

Family

Core i9-9940X
Core
Atom Z520
Atom

Series

Core i9-9940X
i9-9000
Atom Z520
Z500

Model Number

Core i9-9940X
i9-9940X
Atom Z520
Z520

Microarchitecture

Core i9-9940X
Skylake
Atom Z520
Bonnell

Core Name

Core i9-9940X
Skylake X Refresh
Atom Z520
Silverthorne

Core Family

Core i9-9940X
6
Atom Z520
6

Core Model

Core i9-9940X
--
Atom Z520
28

Socket

Core i9-9940X
Socket
Atom Z520
BGA-441

Package

Core i9-9940X
FCLGA-2066
Atom Z520
FCBGA-441

Chipset

Core i9-9940X
Lewisburg
Atom Z520
Poulsbo

Memory Type

Core i9-9940X
DDR4-2666
Atom Z520
--

ECC Support

Core i9-9940X
No
Atom Z520
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-9940X
3.0
Atom Z520
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-9940X
x16, x8, x4
Atom Z520
--

Market Segment

Core i9-9940X
Desktop
Atom Z520
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-9940X
$1,387.00
Atom Z520
$65.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-9940X
No
Atom Z520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-9940X Atom Z520
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 24.18 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.05 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 32-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-32 (x86)

Process

Core i9-9940X
14 nm
Atom Z520
45 nm

Die Area

Core i9-9940X
484 mm²
Atom Z520
24.18 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-9940X
--
Atom Z520
0.05 billion

Manufacturer

Core i9-9940X
Intel
Atom Z520
Intel

Technology

Core i9-9940X
CMOS
Atom Z520
CMOS

Word Size

Core i9-9940X
64-bit
Atom Z520
32-bit

ISA

Core i9-9940X
x86-64 (x86)
Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-9940X Atom Z520
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64