Ryzen 7 5800U vs Atom Z515

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Aggregate performance score

Atom Z515
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 1 Watt
0.14
Ryzen 7 5800U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
11.58
+8171%

Ryzen 7 5800U outperforms Atom Z515 by a whopping 8171% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3321669
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency20.3873.06
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date8 April 2009 (15 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speed1.2 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier1219
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size26 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C105 °C
Number of transistors47 million10,700 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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
SocketPBGA441FP6
Power consumption (TDP)1.4 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3MMX, 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
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

Security technologies

Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z515 and Ryzen 7 5800U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Atom Z515 0.14
Ryzen 7 5800U 11.58
+8171%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Atom Z515 218
Ryzen 7 5800U 18393
+8337%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.14 11.58
Recency 8 April 2009 12 January 2021
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 1 Watt 15 Watt

Atom Z515 has 1400% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800U, on the other hand, has a 8171.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z515 in performance tests.


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