Ryzen 5 3600 vs Atom Z3740

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	689
Place by popularity	not in top-100	9
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	23.55
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	16.27
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	27 September 2013 (11 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	UTFCBGA1380	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3740 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	4 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	-

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 September 2013	7 July 2019
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	65 Watt

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