Ryzen 5 9600X vs Atom Z530P

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	306
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.12
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	no data	27.59
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X 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	2	12
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	56 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	26 mm2	70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	47 million	8,315 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.8V-1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X 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	FCBGA437	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	2.2 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
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 Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X 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 Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

unknown

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z530P and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2009	8 August 2024
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	65 Watt

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