Atom C3538 vs Ryzen 3 3200U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3200U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.48
+102%

Ryzen 3 3200U outperforms Atom C3538 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17682338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Atom
Power efficiency15.087.48
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen) (2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier2621
L1 cache192 KB224 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C87 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1212
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data12
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 2.48
+102%
Atom C3538 1.23

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 3790
+101%
Atom C3538 1889

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 784
+207%
Atom C3538 255

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.

Ryzen 3 3200U 1507
+68.4%
Atom C3538 895

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.48 1.23
Recency 6 January 2019 15 August 2017
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 3 3200U has a 101.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3538, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 3 3200U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3538 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3200U is a notebook processor while Atom C3538 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3200U and Atom C3538, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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