Ryzen 9 5900X vs Atom Z600
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 199 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 31.04 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Atom | AMD Ryzen 9 |
Power efficiency | no data | 22.20 |
Architecture codename | Lincroft (2010−2011) | Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022) |
Release date | 4 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 8 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 24 |
Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 800 MHz - 1200 MHz (1 core) | 4.8 GHz |
Bus type | cDMI | no data |
Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 8 | 37 |
L1 cache | 56 KB | 768 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 6 MB |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 64 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
Die size | 65.2526 mm2 | 2x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD) |
Maximum core temperature | +90 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
Number of transistors | 140 million | 0 Million |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 | T-PBGA518 | AM4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 1.3 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
AES-NI | - | + |
AVX | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
GPIO | + | no data |
FDI | - | no data |
Fast Memory Access | - | no data |
AMT | - | no data |
Matrix Storage | - | no data |
Quiet System | - | no data |
Quick Resume | - | no data |
HD Audio | - | no data |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 1 GB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX535 | - |
Max video memory | 256 MB | - |
Clear Video | + | - |
Clear Video HD | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X integrated GPUs.
LVDS | + | - |
MIPI | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X.
PCIe version | None | 4.0 |
PCI support | - | no data |
USB revision | 2.0 | no data |
Integrated IDE | None | no data |
Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
Integrated LAN | None | no data |
UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 4 May 2010 | 8 October 2020 |
Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
Threads | 2 | 24 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 105 Watt |
Atom Z600 has 10400% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z600 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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