Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Atom Z500
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 8644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3300 | 529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 23.30 | 47.28 |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $45 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| VID voltage range | 0.80 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 | PBGA441 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 0.65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.16 | 13.99 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS has a 8643.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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