Atom C3558 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U outperforms Atom C3558 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1333 | 2139 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.47 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 27.93 | 9.04 |
| Architecture codename | Picasso (2019−2022) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 8 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558 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 | FP5 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 16 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4: 2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 29.871 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.43 | 1.53 |
| Recency | 8 April 2019 | 15 August 2017 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 16 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has a 189.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 6.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3558 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a notebook processor while Atom C3558 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Atom C3558, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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