Ryzen 9 5900X vs Atom Z600

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z600 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data31.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiencyno data22.20
Architecture codenameLincroft (2010−2011)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date4 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.

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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 cores1 (Single-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz - 1200 MHz (1 core)4.8 GHz
Bus typecDMIno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier837
L1 cache56 KB768 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size65.2526 mm22x 74 mm2(CCD) + 125 mm2 (IOD)
Maximum core temperature+90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors140 million0 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketT-PBGA518AM4
Power consumption (TDP)1.3 Watt105 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 extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE386x 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
PAE32 Bitno 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 2no 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 typesDDR1DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth3.2 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX535-
Max video memory256 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 versionNone4.0
PCI support-no data
USB revision2.0no data
Integrated IDENoneno data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LANNoneno 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.


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