Ryzen 5 3600 vs Atom Z540
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Atom Z540 by a whopping 4977% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3199 | 702 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.81 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 8.68 | 16.26 |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $160 | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 | 1.86 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 14 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.75 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PBGA441 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2.4 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600. 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 Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600 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 Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.22 | 11.17 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom Z540 has 3150% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 3600, on the other hand, has a 4977.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 3600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z540 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom Z540 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z540 and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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