Atom Z2580 vs Ryzen 3 1200

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1327	not rated
Place by popularity	99	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Architecture codename	Summit Ridge (Zen)	Clovertrail (2013)
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$352 (3.2x MSRP)	$16.50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	65 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	140 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580 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	AM4	FC-MB4760
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2667 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
PAE	no data	32 Bit
Smart Idle	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	8.5 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)
Graphics max frequency	-	533 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1200 and Atom Z2580.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data
USB revision	no data	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0
Number of USB ports	no data	2
UART	no data	3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 July 2017	27 February 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	3 Watt

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