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Intel Atom Z520 vs Intel Atom Z530 vs Intel Atom 230

Intel Atom Z520

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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. 

Intel Atom Z530

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The Intel Atom Z530 is a power saving netbook / MID single-core processor. Compared to the Atom N270, the Z530 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 Z530 is only compareable to a 1.2 GHz 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. 

Intel Atom 230

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The Intel Atom 230 is a small and cheap CPU for small desktops (Nettops). It is similar to the Atom N270, but lacks Speedstep and features a higher TDP.

Due to the "in-order" Architecture of the Atom series, the 230 is slower than similar clocked Core 2 Duo processors and only suited for low demanding tasks. The Atom 230 support Hyperthreading.

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ModelIntel Atom Z520Intel Atom Z530Intel Atom 230
SeriesIntel AtomIntel AtomIntel Atom
CodenameSilverthorneSilverthorneSilverthorne
Series: Atom Silverthorne
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5502 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 2301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z520 « 1.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5502 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 2301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z530 « 1.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5201.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5602.13 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5502 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5401.83 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom 230 « 1.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5301.6 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5201.33 GHz1 / 2 cores
Intel Atom Z5101.1 GHz1 / 1 cores
Intel Atom Z5000.8 GHz1 / 1 cores
Clock1333 MHz1600 MHz1600 MHz
FSB533533533
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
Cores / Threads1 / 21 / 21 / 2
TDP2 Watt2 Watt4 Watt
Transistors47 Million47 Million47 Million
45 nm, 0.75-1.1V45 nm, 0.75-1.1V45 nm, 0.9-1.162V
Die Size26 mm226 mm226 mm2
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C85.2 °C
SocketPBGA441PBGA441PBGA437
FeaturesMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, HHTMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, Hyperthreading, Virtualization Technology (VT-x), Idle States, Enhanced Speedstep, Demand Based Switching, Ex BitMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, HHT
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
Z520 +
min: 424     avg: 443     median: 449 (3%)     max: 454 Points
120%
Z530 +
min: 531     avg: 537     median: 537 (3%)     max: 541 Points
124%
230 +
557 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
Z520 +
min: 635     avg: 706     median: 689.5 (0%)     max: 869 Points
119%
Z530 +
min: 805     avg: 817     median: 817.5 (1%)     max: 827 Points
123%
230 +
851 Points (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 Z520 +
min: 4528     avg: 4595     median: 4594.5 (54%)     max: 4661 s
117%
1 Z530 +
min: 3887     avg: 3995     median: 3928 (46%)     max: 4170 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 Z520 +
min: 141     avg: 145.8     median: 146.3 (29%)     max: 150.2 s
107%
1 Z530 +
min: 121.8     avg: 125.9     median: 123 (25%)     max: 133 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
100%
1 230 +
5606 s (22%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 230 +
173 s (91%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 Z520 +
391 Points (1%)
117%
1 Z530 +
min: 440     avg: 458.5     median: 458.5 (1%)     max: 477 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
Z520 +
min: 113     avg: 121.7     median: 115 (25%)     max: 137 s
105%
Z530 +
min: 93     avg: 99.3     median: 98 (21%)     max: 108 s
106%
230 +
93 s (20%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 Z520 +
min: 251     avg: 258     median: 258 (11%)     max: 265 s
102%
1 Z530 +
min: 209     avg: 217.7     median: 218 (9%)     max: 226 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
Z520 +
min: 5602     avg: 6153     median: 6153 (27%)     max: 6704 s
108%
Z530 +
min: 4671     avg: 4751     median: 4777 (21%)     max: 4804 s
116%
230 +
3616 s (16%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 Z520 +
min: 3125     avg: 3279     median: 3353 (2%)     max: 3360 MIPS
119%
1 Z530 +
min: 3953     avg: 3994     median: 3994 (2%)     max: 4035 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 Z520 +
min: 2608     avg: 2738     median: 2797 (2%)     max: 2808 MFLOPS
119%
1 Z530 +
min: 3302     avg: 3334     median: 3334 (3%)     max: 3366 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
Z520 +
min: 692     avg: 949     median: 1002 (2%)     max: 1099 Points
102%
Z530 +
min: 820     avg: 1019     median: 1018.5 (2%)     max: 1217 Points
171%
230 +
1718 Points (4%)
Windows Vista Experience Index - Windows Vista Leistungsindex - Prozessor
100%
1 Z520 +
2.7 Points (39%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
2.1 Points (27%)
100%
1 Z530 +
2.2 Points (28%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z520 → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom Z530 → 111% n=5

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom 230 → 128% n=5

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