AMD EPYC 9254 vs Intel Atom Z2420

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AMD EPYC 9254 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z2420
AMD EPYC 9254 Intel Atom Z2420

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 9254 and the Intel Atom Z2420 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD EPYC 9254 24 core processor released in Q4/2022 with the Intel Atom Z2420 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2013.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21) CPU group Intel Atom Z2400/Z2600 (2)
4 Generation 3
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4) Architecture Penwell
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 9254 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.15 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom Z2420 clocks with 1.20 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z2420
24 Cores 1
48 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
4.15 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z2420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX540
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 45nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR SGX540
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 6144 GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 9254, while the Intel Atom Z2420 supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z2420
DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR2-800
6144 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
24.00 MB L2 Cache 0.50 MB
128.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
128 PCIe lanes --
504.1 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD EPYC 9254 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom Z2420 is 3 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z2420
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 9254 has 152.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Atom Z2420 is at 0.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD EPYC 9254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z2420
5 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI ISA extensions MMX, SSE3, SSSE3
SP5 Socket BGA 617
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems
Q4/2022 Release date Q1/2013
2299 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 9254 AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 4.15 GHz
2233 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 9254 AMD EPYC 9254
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
18023 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
1C 2T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 9254 AMD EPYC 9254
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z2420 Intel Atom Z2420
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 9254 Intel Atom Z2420
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