Ryzen 5 7520U vs Atom C3538

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2340	1111
Place by popularity	not in top-100	27
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency	7.48	36.60
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2) (2022)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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	4	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	224 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	100 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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
Socket	FCBGA1310	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U 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 Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR5
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Ryzen 5 7520U.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	12	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	12	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.23	6.02
Recency	15 August 2017	20 September 2022
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	6 nm

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