Ryzen 9 9950X vs Atom Z605

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.97
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data23.26
Architecture codenameLincroft (2010−2011)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date4 May 2010 (14 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typecDMIno data
Bus rate400 MT/sno data
Multiplier10no data
L1 cache56 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size65.2526 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors140 million16,630 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X 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
SocketIntel BGA 518AM5
Power consumption (TDP)2.2 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2DDR5
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth3.2 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX535AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2010 15 August 2024
Physical cores 1 16
Threads 2 32
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 170 Watt

Atom Z605 has 8400% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 9950X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z605 and Ryzen 9 9950X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z605 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop one.


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