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| Intel Core i7 5960X vs Atom Z500 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Core i7 5960X
- 3 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 5960X
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | More advanced architecture x86-64 | ![]() | Has virtualization support Yes |
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Released April, 2008
Intel Atom Z500
- 0.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Atom Z500
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 0.53W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 0.16 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 0.57 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 0.8 GHz | 3.8x higher clock speed | |||
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Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | x86 | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 16 | vs | 2 | 14 more threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | vs | 1.71 GHz | More than 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Apr, 2008 | Release date over 6 years later | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | vs | 0.8 GHz | Around 5.8x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 0.53W | vs | 113.75W | 215.4x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 0.16 $/year | vs | 33.73 $/year | 215.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 0.57 $/year | vs | 122.64 $/year | 215.4x lower annual commercial energy cost |
Features Key features of the Core i7 5960X vs Atom Z500
clock speed
Core i7 5960X
3 GHz
Atom Z500
0.8 GHz
overclocked clock speed (air)
Core i7 5960X
4.47 GHz
Atom Z500
1.71 GHz
overclocked clock speed (water)
Core i7 5960X
4.6 GHz
Atom Z500
0.8 GHz
TDP
Core i7 5960X
140W
Atom Z500
0.65W
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5960X | vs | Atom Z500 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 0.8 GHz | |
Cores | Octa core | Single core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 140W | 0.65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 33.73 $/year | 0.16 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 122.64 $/year | 0.57 $/year | |
Typical power consumption | 113.75W | 0.53W |
details | Core i7 5960X | vs | Atom Z500 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86 | |
Threads | 16 | 2 | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.47 GHz | 1.71 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | 0.8 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | 1.71 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
bus | |||
Architecture | QPI | FSB | |
Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
Clock speed | 0 MHz | 400 MHz |
Intel Core i7 5960X ![]() | Intel Atom Z500 ![]() |
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