Ryzen 5 7520U vs Atom C3850

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1118
Place by popularitynot in top-10027
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomMendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiencyno data36.47
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$323no data

Detailed specifications

Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache672 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1310FP6
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data

Security technologies

Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes164
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 20 September 2022
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Atom C3850 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7520U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3850 and Ryzen 5 7520U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3850 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 7520U is a notebook one.


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