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Core i7-7700K vs Atom Z520


Description
The i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the Z520 is based on Bonnell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700K gets a score of 143.5 k points while the Z520 gets 2.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700K is 53.1 times faster than the Z520 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
106c2
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Silverthorne
Architecture
Base frecuency
4.2 GHz
1.333 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
1.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 441
Cores/Threads
4/8
1 /2
TDP
95 W
2 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+24 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
kB
Date
September 2016
April 2008
Mean monothread perf.
76.9k points
2.72k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.82k points
3.6k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7700K
Z520
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
0.3k (x0.06)
Test#2 (FP)
18.92k
0.63k (x0.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
0.64k (x0.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.92k
0.3k (x0.02)
TOTAL
43.7k
1.86k (x0.04)

Multithread

i7-7700K

Z520
Test#1 (Integers)
18.53k
0.46k (x0.03)
Test#2 (FP)
86.49k
0.99k (x0.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.78k
0.85k (x0.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.67k
0.43k (x0.04)
TOTAL
143.47k
2.74k (x0.02)

Performance/W
i7-7700K
Z520
Test#1 (Integers)
195 points/W
232 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
910 points/W
497 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
303 points/W
427 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
102 points/W
214 points/W
TOTAL
1510 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700K
Z520
Test#1 (Integers)
1029 points/GHz
222 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4205 points/GHz
470 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1383 points/GHz
482 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3094 points/GHz
224 points/GHz
TOTAL
9711 points/GHz
1398 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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