Ryzen 5 5600G vs Atom Z612

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	607
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.35
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	18.22
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	4 May 2010 (14 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	0.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz - 1500 MHz (1 core)	4.4 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	9	39
L1 cache	56 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	65.2526 mm2	AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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	Intel BGA 518	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	1.3 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR4
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
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

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z612 and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 May 2010	13 April 2021
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	1 Watt	65 Watt

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