Athlon 3000G vs Atom C3558

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2139	1681
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.47	5.27
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	9.04	7.62
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 1021% better value for money than Atom C3558.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Multiplier	22	35
L1 cache	224 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G 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	FCBGA1310	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	16 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	256 GB	64 GB?
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3558 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	6
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	12	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	12	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.53	2.82
Recency	15 August 2017	21 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	16 Watt	35 Watt

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