Atom Z650 vs Ryzen 7 1700X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 775 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.67 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 9.83 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 22 February 2017 (7 years ago) | 11 April 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 8 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16384 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 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 | T-PBGA518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA3 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| XFR | + | - |
| SenseMI | + | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 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 7 1700X and Atom Z650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 2.93 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | PowerVR SGX535 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650 integrated GPUs.
| LVDS | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
| PCI support | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 February 2017 | 11 April 2011 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
Ryzen 7 1700X has an age advantage of 5 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Atom Z650, on the other hand, has 3066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 1700X is a desktop processor while Atom Z650 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1700X and Atom Z650, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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