Ryzen 5 5500U vs Atom C3808

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	919
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	no data	31.00
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	22	21
L1 cache	672 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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
Socket	FCBGA1310	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3808 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	12
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	16	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	16	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x10/2.5/1 GBE	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	12 January 2021
Physical cores	12	6
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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