Atom 230 vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+18082%
Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 18082% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2843376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency29.122.60
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$29

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads162
Base clock speed4.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography4 nm45 nm
Die size178 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C85 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million47 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM5PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230 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 8700G and Atom 230 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 8700G and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230.

PCIe version4.0no 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 8700G 20.00
+18082%
Atom 230 0.11

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 8700G 31772
+18700%
Atom 230 169

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 8700G 7759
+1293%
Atom 230 557

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 8700G 50560
+5841%
Atom 230 851

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 0.11
Recency 8 January 2024 2 April 2008
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 4 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 4 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 18081.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

Atom 230, on the other hand, has 1525% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Atom 230 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Atom 230, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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