Atom Z670 vs Ryzen 5 3500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3500 outperforms Atom Z670 by a whopping 7989% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1104 | 3604 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 4.73 | 1.27 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | no data | 11 April 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | T-PBGA518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2.93 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | PowerVR SGX535 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670 integrated GPUs.
| LVDS | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Atom Z670.
| PCI support | no data | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.28 | 0.09 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 3 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3500 has a 7988.9% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z670, on the other hand, has 2066.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z670 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop processor while Atom Z670 is a notebook one.
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