Atom C3958 vs Ryzen 5 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.50
+123%
Atom C3958
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 31 Watt
2.47

Ryzen 5 2400G outperforms Atom C3958 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11621762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.110.53
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Atom
Power efficiency8.017.54
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2400G has 1053% better value for money than Atom C3958.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2 GHz
Multiplier3620
L1 cache386 KB896 KB
L2 cache2 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958 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 5 2400G and Atom C3958 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 5 2400G and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1216
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 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 5 2400G 5.50
+123%
Atom C3958 2.47

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 5 2400G 8731
+122%
Atom C3958 3929

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.50 2.47
Recency 8 January 2018 15 August 2017
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 31 Watt

Ryzen 5 2400G has a 122.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

Atom C3958, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 109.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3958 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Atom C3958 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2400G and Atom C3958, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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