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Intel Atom Z520

Intel Z520

The Intel Atom Z520 is a power saving netbook / MID single-core processor. Compared to the Atom N-series, the Z-series supports Virtualization in hardware and got the Idle States and Demand Based Switching functions.

The Atom core was designed for a low power consumption and cheap production. The downside is the relative low performance per Watt (due to the in-order execution) compared to similar clocked Celeron processors, e.g.. Still the integrated Hyper-Threading (the operating system sees the CPU as a dual core CPU) decreases the penalty of the in-order execution a bit.

The performance of the Z520 is only compareable to a 800-900 MHz clocked Celeron M and therfore only sufficient for non demanding applications like Office or web surfing. HD videos, advanced photo editing, video cutting may not run fluently. 

SeriesIntel Atom
CodenameSilverthorne
Clock Rate1333 MHz
Front Side Bus533 MHz
Level 2 Cache512 KB
Number of Cores / Threads1 / 2
Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)2 Watt
Transistor Count47 Million
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
Features0.75-1.1V
Die Size26 mm2
Max. Temperature90 °C
SocketPBGA441
FeaturesMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHT
64 Bitno 64 Bit support
Hardware VirtualizationVT-x
Announcement Date03/01/2008
Product Link (external)Intel Atom Z520

CPU Benchmarks

3DMark 06 - CPU:
0% 100%
min: 391     avg: 391 (2.26%)     max: 391 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M:
0% 100%
min: 113     avg: 121.7 (75.18%)     max: 137 Seconds*
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M:
0% 100%
min: 251     avg: 258 (89.78%)     max: 265 Seconds*
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M:
0% 100%
min: 5602     avg: 6153 (72.71%)     max: 6704 Seconds*
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS):
0% 100%
min: 3125     avg: 3279.3 (1.55%)     max: 3360 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS):
0% 100%
min: 2608     avg: 2737.7 (2.09%)     max: 2808 MFLOPS
PCMark 05: Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 692     avg: 948.8 (1.68%)     max: 1099 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index: CPU
0% 100%
min: 2.7     avg: 2.7 (18.87%)     max: 2.7 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Single 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 424     avg: 443 (5.72%)     max: 454 Points
Cinebench R10: Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 635     avg: 706.3 (2.59%)     max: 869 Points
wPrime 2.0x: 32m
0% 100%
min: 141     avg: 145.8 (71.36%)     max: 150.184 seconds*
wPrime 2.0x: 1024m
0% 100%
min: 4528.414     avg: 4594.7 (46.4%)     max: 4660.923 seconds*
- Range of benchmarks for this CPU
- Average benchmark score

Cinebench R10 in comparison
Intel Atom Z670 (min)
691 
...
Intel Atom Z670
691 
Intel Atom Z520
706.3 
Intel Atom Z540
778 
Intel Atom Z530
816.8 
Intel Atom N270
818.4 
...
Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 3960X (max)
27189.5 

Reviews for the Intel Atom Z520 processor

Acer Aspire One 751 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 11.6")
» Review Acer Aspire One 751 Mini-Notebook - Review
» Acer Aspire One 751 - External Review

Asus Eee PC 1101HA (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 11.6")
» Review Asus Eee PC 1101HA Netbook - Review
» Asus Eee PC 1101HA - External Review

Asus Eee PC 1201HA (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 12.1")
» Asus Eee PC 1201HA - External Review

Asus Eee PC T91 MT (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.9")
» Review Asus Eee PC T91 MT Tablet - Review
» Asus Eee PC T91 - External Review

Asus R50A (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 5.6")
» Review of Asus R50A UMPC - Review

Asus S121 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, 12.1")
» Asus S121 - External Review

Benq Joybook Lite U121 Eco (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 11.6")
» Benq Joybook Lite U121 Eco - External Review

Dell Inspiron Mini 10s (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 10.1")
» Dell Inspiron Mini 10s - External Review

Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 5.6")
» Panasonic Toughbook CF-U1 - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/G (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/G - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/Q (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/R (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Review Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/R Mini-Notebook - Review
» Sony Vaio VGN-P - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/W (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P11Z/W - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P13GH/Q (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P13GH/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P19WN/Q - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Review Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z Mini-Notebook - Review
» Sony Vaio VGN-P21Z - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P530H/R (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P530H/R - External Review

Sony Vaio VGN-P588E (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 8.0")
» Sony Vaio VGN-P588E - External Review

Yukyung Viliv N5 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 4.8")
» Yukyung Viliv N5 - External Review

Yukyung Viliv S7 (Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 500, 7")
» Yukyung Viliv S7 - External Review

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Other CPUs of the series Intel Atom

» Intel Atom D2700
   2.13 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N2850
   2 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom D2560
   2 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom D2550
   1.87 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N2800
   1.86 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom Z2760
   1.8 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom D525
   1.8 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N2650
   1.73 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N570
   1.66 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N2600
   1.6 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom 330
   1.6 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom N550
   1.5 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom D2500
   1.87 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom Z2580
   1.3 GHz / 1 MB
» Intel Atom Z560
   2.13 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z550
   2 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N475
   1.86 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N470
   1.86 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z540
   1.83 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N455
   1.66 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N450
   1.66 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N280
   1.66 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z2480
   1.3 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom 230
   1.6 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z530
   1.6 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N270
   1.6 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z670
   1.5 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z2460
   1.3 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N435
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom N435
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z520
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z2420
   1.2 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z510
   1.1 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z2000
   1 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z500
   0.8 GHz / 0.5 MB

Surrounding CPUs

- Intel Celeron M 373
   1 GHz / 0.5 MB
- Intel Celeron M 523
   0.93 GHz / 1 MB
- Intel Pentium M ULV 900
   0.9 GHz / 1 MB
- Intel Atom N435
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
- Intel Atom N435
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
» Intel Atom Z520
   1.33 GHz / 0.5 MB
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227
   1 GHz / 1024 KB
+ Intel Mobile A A110
   0.8 GHz / 512 KB
+ AMD Mobile Sempron 200U
   1 GHz / 256 KB
+ Intel Celeron 2.8
   2.8 GHz / 128 KB
+ Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0
   1 GHz / 512 KB
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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2012-05-26)