Ryzen 9 7900X3D vs Atom x5-E8000
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by a whopping 5138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2866 | 142 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 49.74 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Power efficiency | 11.43 | 24.94 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Raphael (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $39 | $599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.04 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 10 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 47 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 | no data | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz) | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 9 7900X3D.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 24 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 31.43 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.67 | 1.71 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 120 Watt |
Atom x5-E8000 has 2300% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7900X3D, on the other hand, has a 5138.3% higher aggregate performance score, 155.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-E8000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-E8000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 7900X3D is a desktop one.
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