Ryzen 5 5500 vs Atom C3958

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1633	582
Place by popularity	not in top-100	2
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	56.97
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500 has 10450% better value for money than Atom C3958.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Atom C3958 by 353% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.77	12.56
Recency	15 August 2017	4 April 2022
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	65 Watt

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