AMD A6-5200 VS Intel Atom Z2520 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A6-5200 vs Intel Atom Z2520

Comparison of video cards AMD A6-5200 vs Intel Atom Z2520 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of AMD A6-5200

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Higher clock speed

2.80 GHz 1.20 GHz

Around -133% better clock speed

Top features of Intel Atom Z2520

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A6-5200 Intel Atom Z2520

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-5200 and Intel Atom Z2520 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A6-5200 Intel Atom Z2520
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD A Intel Atom
Generation	4 2
CPU group	AMD A6-5000 Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-5200 vs Intel Atom Z2520 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.80 GHz 1.20 GHz
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-5200 and Intel Atom Z2520 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 8400 PowerVR SGX544 MP2
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	2 4
Shader	128 8
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB --
Max. displays	2 2
Generation	5
Technology	28 nm 45nm
Release date	Q2/2013 Q1/2010

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-5200 and Intel Atom Z2520. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No No
VP8	No Decode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode No
VC-1	Decode No
JPEG	Decode / Encode No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A6-5200 and Intel Atom Z2520 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM LPDDR2-1066
Max. Memory	2 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-5200 or Intel Atom Z2520? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	25 W
Tjunction max.	-- 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-5200 and Intel Atom Z2520 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V None
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
L2-Cache	-- 1.00 MB
L3-Cache	2.00 MB --
Architecture	Kabini (Jaguar) Cloverview
Technology	28 nm 32 nm
Socket	N/A BGA
Release date	Q3/2013 Q2/2013