Ryzen 9 5950X vs Atom S1220

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Primary details

Comparing Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.59
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data25.88
Architecture codenameCenterton (2012)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date11 December 2012 (11 years ago)5 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno dataCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1283AM4
Power consumption (TDP)8.1 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X. 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-+
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth10.6 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes8no data
PCI supportPCI Supportno data
UARTUARTno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 December 2012 5 November 2020
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 4 32
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 105 Watt

Atom S1220 has 1212.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom S1220 and Ryzen 9 5950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom S1220 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


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