Atom N550 vs Ryzen 7 1700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1700
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
9.32
+5078%
Atom N550
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.18

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Atom N550 by a whopping 5078% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8223266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Atom
Power efficiency13.571.89
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)23 August 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s666 MHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size213 mm287 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550 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
SocketAM4FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA3-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel GMA 3150

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550.

PCIe versionn/ano data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 7 1700 9.32
+5078%
Atom N550 0.18

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 7 1700 14808
+5133%
Atom N550 283

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 7 1700 1025
+1502%
Atom N550 64

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 7 1700 5202
+3589%
Atom N550 141

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 1700 4419
+756%
Atom N550 517

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 1700 29330
+1944%
Atom N550 1435

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 1700 8335
+1023%
Atom N550 742

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 1700 6
+1013%
Atom N550 66.8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.32 0.18
Recency 22 February 2017 23 August 2010
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 8 Watt

Ryzen 7 1700 has a 5077.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N550, on the other hand, has 712.5% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 1700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N550 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1700 is a desktop processor while Atom N550 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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