Intel Atom Z2520 vs MediaTek MT6572M

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom Z2520 CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6572M
Intel Atom Z2520 MediaTek MT6572M

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z2520 and the MediaTek MT6572M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z2520 2 core processor released in Q2/2013 with the MediaTek MT6572M which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in 2013.
Intel Atom (108) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700 (3) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
2 Generation 1
Cloverview Architecture Cortex-A9
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z2520 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The MediaTek MT6572M clocks with 1.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic MediaTek MT6572M
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic MediaTek MT6572M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-400
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
45nm Technology 28nm
2 Max. displays 1
4 Compute units 1
8 Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version 0

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.

PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU ARM Mali-400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z2520, while the MediaTek MT6572M supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic MediaTek MT6572M
LPDDR2-1066 Memory LPDDR2
2 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z2520 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the MediaTek MT6572M is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic MediaTek MT6572M
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z2520 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of MediaTek MT6572M is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic MediaTek MT6572M
32 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions --
BGA Socket --
None Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Android
Q2/2013 Release date 2013
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Atom Z2520 Intel Atom Z2520
PowerVR SGX544 MP2 @ 0.30 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6572M MediaTek MT6572M
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z2520 MediaTek MT6572M
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