Ryzen 5 8640HS vs Atom C3708

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data41.53
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache448 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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
SocketFCBGA1310FP8
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2133DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS.

PCIe version34.0
PCI Express lanes1620
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 6 December 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 28 Watt

Atom C3708 has 33.3% more physical cores, and 64.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8640HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3708 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3708 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 8640HS is a notebook one.


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