Atom Z500 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 2319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1459 | 3299 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 5.63 | 23.30 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 31 | 8 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.80 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500 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 | AM4 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 0.65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| 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 | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500 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 Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.87 | 0.16 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 has a 2318.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z500 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Atom Z500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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