Ryzen 7 8700F vs Atom Z550

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	65.14
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Phoenix
Release date	8 April 2009 (15 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus support	533.33 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F 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	PBGA441	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	2.4 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z550 and Ryzen 7 8700F.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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	8 April 2009	1 April 2024
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	65 Watt

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