Atom C3338 vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
+532%
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms Atom C3338 by a whopping 532% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14022766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Atom
Power efficiency25.936.83
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplier2015
L1 cache384 KB112 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338 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 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338 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 2500U and Atom C3338 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 2500U and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 8no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1210
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data10
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 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 2500U 4.11
+532%
Atom C3338 0.65

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 2500U 6536
+536%
Atom C3338 1028

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 0.65
Recency 26 October 2017 22 February 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 8 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has a 532.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Atom C3338, on the other hand, has 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3338 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook processor while Atom C3338 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2500U and Atom C3338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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