Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Atom Z550

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data38.16
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date8 April 2009 (15 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size26 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors47 million20,900 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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
SocketPBGA441FP7
Power consumption (TDP)2.4 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 Z550 381
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 17934
+4607%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 April 2009 16 April 2024
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 28 Watt

Atom Z550 has 1300% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z550 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z550 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


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